Anyone who has gone from a career to do a PGCE

Edge Hill offers a flexible PGCE in Computer Science and Information Technology: https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/courses/pgce-secondary-computer-science-and-information-technology/

UCAS has a search function for you to explore other possible options if there are any: http://search.gttr.ac.uk/cgi-bin/hsrun.hse/General/gttr_search/gttr_search.hjx;start=gttr_search.HsForm.run

You haven't mentioned why you are considering this move. The computing bursary for a 1st is £25k and, if your current salary is three times that, then an important consideration for you is the fact that you might not earn that kind of money as a teacher ever. The only way you aren't going to come to regret changing careers is if teaching is something you are truly passionate about and would find fulfilling irrespective of how little the reward and how large the workload is. The best way to determine that is by gaining some classroom experience. Have you done any work in a UK school? If not, gain some experience. It is a requirement before you can apply and it will help you make this decision.

The problem with making a decision based on other people's experiences is that yours would inevitably differ. A lot of it has to do with personality: some people simply cope with the pressures and workload better than others, which allows them to enjoy the positive aspects of the job more. Part of it also has to do with where you train and work. Ultimately, just because some people didn't regret their decision doesn't mean you wouldn't and vice versa. Everyone who goes into teaching does so with the knowledge that there are better paid careers with better conditions out there so most people are making a personal sacrifice of sorts whether they're a career changer or not.

If you have school experience and it reinforced your desire to become a teacher then I say make the leap. It's impossible to determine whether or not you're going to come to regret the decision and, if you don't make the leap, you could be depriving yourself of your perfect job. If even after gaining school experience, you have serious doubts then perhaps making this leap isn't worth it, especially if you are relatively happy in your current career. Which brings me to another question: could you go back to your old career if things didn't work out or is it a profession that is hard to reenter after time away?

Cheers for the reply, quite honest I'd prefer to teach over what I am doing right now. I've not got any UK experience but having taught elsewhere I loved the interaction with students. It was something I naturally found extremely easy. My career I have taken a break from before and got back into it, it's not too hard to get back into problem is i'd take a salary drop most likely.

However I would notice the change in quality of lifestyle with lack of money which is my major concern obviously. Just can't make up my mind, so I am trying to find others to convince me!

I'm weighing up the pros and cons of doing a PGCE and can't make a decision. I'm pretty sure it's not possible but is there any chance of doing a part time PGCE? I work a standard 40 hour week. I also want to hear peoples thoughts on whether the move was worth it. I've been offered a bursary for doing a shortage subject comp science - with a 1st but it's 3 times less than my annual salary + fees on top...

Is there anyone who has been in such a situation before around here, I want to know honestly if there were any regrets involved. Faced with such a situation what would you do? I'm looking for people to convince me either way.

I'm weighing up the pros and cons of doing a PGCE and can't make a decision. I'm pretty sure it's not possible but is there any chance of doing a part time PGCE? I work a standard 40 hour week. I also want to hear peoples thoughts on whether the move was worth it. I've been offered a bursary for doing a shortage subject comp science - with a 1st but it's 3 times less than my annual salary + fees on top...

Is there anyone who has been in such a situation before around here, I want to know honestly if there were any regrets involved. Faced with such a situation what would you do? I'm looking for people to convince me either way.