PGCE

[Eskarinaogg]

Hello all and thanks in advance for any comments.

I am thinking of doing a PGCE or OTS.

I already have a degree in sociology and experience in a school.

I have so many questions that google is not answering.

If I have a sociology degree can I only teach sociology????? I wouldnt mind this but would also like to teach English as love language, and their seems to be more adverts for english jobs. I know my daughter seems to have an english and maths lesson daily.

Whats the difference between PGCE and OTS????

What do other people study, as still would like to work if poss. £££ I was thinking remote learning maybe part time.

What are different levels???

Can a PGCE mean you can teach primary and secondary,

Any other advice would be grateful.

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I have a degree in psychology (BSc) but did a secondary science (biology) PGCE

I chose this because I wanted to start off in an area of teaching with more job opportunities

They accepted me onto the course and I just did a subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) course in biology as part of the PGCE

Having a degree different to my teaching subject has never been an issue in terms of getting teaching jobs

I still tutor psychology to keep my knowledge and experience up to date in case I want to try and get a job teaching it

Hope this helps!

QTS is the designation that you're actually a qualified teacher.

Doing a PGCE that doesn't award QTS is essentially just doing an academic qualification to learn about education, similar to a postgraduate certificate in any other subject. You can't actually teach as a qualified teacher with it. It's often offered to people if they fail the practical teaching element of the course.

Many teachers teach a second or even third subject.

As an example, my daughter has a psychology degree. She teaches three subjects to sixth formers: psychology A level, sociology A level (despite never having studied sociology herself) and Health and Social Care BTEC (ditto).

Her boyfriend has a history degree and currently teaches both history and geography. Next year he is expecting to teach politics.

More generally, I suggest you start by reading this:

getintoteaching.education.gov.uk

If I have a sociology degree can I only teach sociology????? I wouldnt mind this but would also like to teach English as love language, and their seems to be more adverts for english jobs. I know my daughter seems to have an english and maths lesson daily. - look at local training providers to see if you can train in sociology and psychology, for example. You will need relevant English knowledge / experience to become an English teacher, love of language is not enough.

Whats the difference between PGCE and OTS???? - PP has explained

What do other people study, as still would like to work if poss. £££ I was thinking remote learning maybe part time. - there is no remote learning for a PGCE but you can train part time. At my local university this means 2 days in school and 1 day at university.

What are different levels??? - what do you mean?

Can a PGCE mean you can teach primary and secondary, - generally, you train in an individual subject(s) for secondary and do a general primary PGCE, you can transfer between the two but you are unlikely to have the subject knowledge to be successful