BSc Science with QTS vs PGCE

I'm at a crossroads where I hate my current degree and decided now is the chance to go into teaching. It isn't a whim, I worked 2 years in construction of schools and met and worked with loads of teachers, they all seemed happy, enthused and content with their jobs while I felt dead inside.

So, I need to decide whether I start a 2 year BSc General Science with qualified teacher status that would lead straight to a teaching role

OR

Complete my current degree (2 years) do a year of SKE top-up and then a PGCE in secondary science.

Obviously the SKE + PGCE takes twice as long, but is it a better way to go?

One final option could be to start a new degree, mechanical engineering and go straight onto a PGCE, being the same 4 years. I would probably prefer to do this overall but I can't get student loans for the 1st year of a new degree.

I am 22 so getting a bit long in the tooth if that would influence any suggestions/suitability for courses.

My qualifications are:

GCSE:

Science - AA*
Maths - A
English - A
English Literature - B
History - B
French - B
Product Design - C

A-level:

Physics - C
Maths - C
Electronics - B

Current Degree:

BSc Building Surveying (1 year completed)

Many Thanks

What uni are u at mate?

Sheffield Hallam

Dont u like it there?

Its ok, its the course more than anything I don't like. I'm not really interested in the job you do at the end. I'd be doing the SKE/PGCE teaching BSc here.

O ok then, im pretty sure u can do teaching after the BS degree. Well good luck mate x

I'd speak to someone at the TDA while it still exists. SKEs might not exist by the time you graduate.

Its ok, its the course more than anything I don't like. I'm not really interested in the job you do at the end. I'd be doing the SKE/PGCE teaching BSc here.