To do the PGCE or not? Life after graduation!

BUT...I have a lot of doubts, ranging from serious to probably quite trivial things. My biggest worry is about the workload. I want to be able to go home and work maybe just 3 hours more, and then stop until the next day, with weekends and holidays relatively free so that I can spend time with my partner, family, and do my hobbies. Unfortunately, this is unlikely during your PGCE year especially- I usually work at least one full day at the weekends. You'll also have time taken up with assignments in the holidays and general PGCE admin type stuff. The NQT year is also hard work, but I'm told things do get less intense after this. I'm quite terrified of aggressive kids and their parents yelling at me for things outside of my control and being constantly pressured by the higher ups, This definitely isn't the norm in most UK schools. You will have some difficult kids to deal with, but the ones who are actively aggressive (instead of defiant/rude/"don't care") are rare, and aggressive parents are even rarer. As a PGCE student, your school will protect you from very difficult parents to a certain extent anyway. or of possible redundancy when there's a further decline in the amount of students who want to study languages. This is unfortunately a definite possibility, but equally languages is a shortage subject and many language teachers are from the EU, so may choose to leave over the next year or so. I'm also a bit anxious about having my public freedom restricted. I'm not one for clubbing or wearing 'revealing' clothing much, but it bothers me that if I want to do that, or even just act silly with my boyfriend in town, that I can't for fear of being spotted. As long as you don't live where you work, this will be pretty rare. I have all my social media locked down, but I do go on nights out etc. I've never been "spotted" by a student in "real life" yet. And then of course there are all of the PGCE students or qualified teachers who are leaving the profession or being signed off sick... It's definitely a tough course/career, and it's not for everyone- and unfortunately you can't really know for sure how you'll cope until you try it.

BUT...I have a lot of doubts, ranging from serious to probably quite trivial things. My biggest worry is about the workload. I want to be able to go home and work maybe just 3 hours more, and then stop until the next day, with weekends and holidays relatively free so that I can spend time with my partner, family, and do my hobbies. I'm quite terrified of aggressive kids and their parents yelling at me for things outside of my control and being constantly pressured by the higher ups, or of possible redundancy when there's a further decline in the amount of students who want to study languages. I'm also a bit anxious about having my public freedom restricted. I'm not one for clubbing or wearing 'revealing' clothing much, but it bothers me that if I want to do that, or even just act silly with my boyfriend in town, that I can't for fear of being spotted. And then of course there are all of the PGCE students or qualified teachers who are leaving the profession or being signed off sick...