Should I do this?

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I'm currently a registered nurse, late 30s. I've had enough. I need a new path.

I have a degree and there are places for a PGCE with it, at my local university, for Sept this year.

Is this a logical step, will they even consider my application?

Am I too old to make such a change? Have I been out of education for too long to manage it?

I'm a single mum, is it manageable?

And should I???

Good luck with the application :) I went into teaching later - I turned 30 during my PGCE year and I think having experienced other jobs is always a good thing. Teaching is the hardest and most time consuming of the jobs I have done but it is also the most rewarding. Your days have a good variety of activities, you meet the most amazing people (students, parents, colleagues, visitors etc). I definitely wasn't sure when I did my PGCE but I told myself that I would give it a year and reassess. I knew I didn't want to be a teacher that doesn't like teaching! In retrospect you need to give it longer than that and also try changing schools if it isn't working. The wrong/right school is a real game changer and what makes it right or wrong for you is completely different from person to person.

I've sent the application now. Still feeling like "what the hell am I doing" but also very excited!

I've got an interview!!!

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