Help please! Returning student 2015/16

To the lovely souls who are taking the time to read this.
I know it might sound silly but I need help.

Its about good ol' student finance.

I recently graduated (july 2014) and I have some questions seen as though it has been so long since I applied for student finance (and by long, I mean a few Liverpudlian student nights later)... I am returning after my three years to do a PGCE in Liverpool (one year)

1) Does student finance even help with a PGCE?

2) When does Student finance go live for 2015/16 applicants, because at the moment I have seen nothing on their website that looks useful?!

3) Would I still be classed as a returning student, even though I took a year out after graduating or would I need to reapply with a fresh claim?

4) I wonder if now that I have had a year out and have been funding myself, whether I can go down as supporting myself or whether I need to use my parents income even though I have not been at home?

Its a bit all over the place at the moment.