Completing a 2nd PGCE

I am coming to the end of my teacher training, studying PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages (French).
However, I've realised (albeit a bit too late) that I've picked the wrong subject. Whilst I'm good at French, more than anything, I want to teach English.
My question is, will I be eligible to complete a 2nd PGCE in English, and receive all of the funding that comes with it, if I already hold a PGCE in MFL? I've looked online and can't find any information on whether having one PGCE would disqualify me from applying for a second one.

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04MR17

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Original post by LiamS92

I am coming to the end of my teacher training, studying PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages (French).
However, I've realised (albeit a bit too late) that I've picked the wrong subject. Whilst I'm good at French, more than anything, I want to teach English.
My question is, will I be eligible to complete a 2nd PGCE in English, and receive all of the funding that comes with it, if I already hold a PGCE in MFL? I've looked online and can't find any information on whether having one PGCE would disqualify me from applying for a second one.

This is a really great question and one I don't know the answer to. :redface:

There's nothing disqualifying you from applying to anything. I really doubt you'd get funding though. :s-smilie:

You're best asking the provider you're currently doing your PGCE with whether there are rules about this sort of stuff. I fear though that your downfall won't be concerning any rules but more that providers may not be willing to give you a place if they think you might change your time again at the end of the year and want to do a different subject.

I'm not saying I believe this to be the case, but do you see where I'm coming from in terms of hesitations over your application?

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airfixfighter

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No, once you have QTS you can't get funding again.

BUT you can teach anything with your PGCE. You could even teach Primary. It just depends on whether a school would employ you and what your other qualifications are. In my experience I've been told you need an A Level in something a school would ask you to teach.

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SarcAndSpark

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Original post by LiamS92

I am coming to the end of my teacher training, studying PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages (French).
However, I've realised (albeit a bit too late) that I've picked the wrong subject. Whilst I'm good at French, more than anything, I want to teach English.
My question is, will I be eligible to complete a 2nd PGCE in English, and receive all of the funding that comes with it, if I already hold a PGCE in MFL? I've looked online and can't find any information on whether having one PGCE would disqualify me from applying for a second one.

You wouldn't currently get a second lot of funding for English. In theory, with a PGCE, you can teach anything, but it'll be hard to get an NQT role teaching English.

If you feel you could cope with teaching MFL for a few years, it might be best to establish your career that way and then look for opportunities in school to teach English, then slowly make the transfer over.

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username4649968

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Original post by LiamS92

I am coming to the end of my teacher training, studying PGCE Secondary Modern Foreign Languages (French).
However, I've realised (albeit a bit too late) that I've picked the wrong subject. Whilst I'm good at French, more than anything, I want to teach English.
My question is, will I be eligible to complete a 2nd PGCE in English, and receive all of the funding that comes with it, if I already hold a PGCE in MFL? I've looked online and can't find any information on whether having one PGCE would disqualify me from applying for a second one.

Hi. I have the same issue. I am currently completing a PGCE in FE, teaching literacy and ESOl but I want to move into secondary schools teaching English. Does your PGCE include QTS? If you don't have QTS, you can do a QTS only program in teaching English. If you already have QTS, you are already qualified to teach already. However, lots of schools ideally want someone with a degree in English teaching the subject.

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