Hello all, I am looking at doing a PGCE starting September 2021 but struggling to decide either way with primary or secondary. I work as an LSA in a primary currently. I love the school environment and I think it has confirmed that teaching is the role for me, however im just not sure which age! I love the children I work with, they make me laugh every day. I worry though that id perhaps end up finding it annoying and want to use my brain a bit more. At least with older children/teenagers you can have more of a conversation and problems are real and solvable not just crying over a stolen pencil etc etc. Im also apprehensive about having to teach every subject under the sun as i'm sure all the planning and keeping on top of the syllabus is utterly immense.
I have tried to get into a secondary but unfortunately (and understandably) they cant have anyone in at the minute, and likely wont be able to before the deadline for applications. I am therefore a little bit stuck as to what to do, its either take a guess and hope i get accepted without experience or wait another year and apply for 2022 (which ideally i dont want to do, im 24 now and it just feels like im dithering).
The secondary subject im interested in is either Maths or Biology (Biology based degree but A* maths a-level and loved the subject). Is anyone a secondary teacher who could tell me a bit more about it? Has anyone done both, how do they compare in terms of workload, day to day activities etc.?
TIA