My PGCE contains drama, ict and media. Can I apply to jobs that contain these subject

Hi bluebeetle, Sorry to sound silly, but what do you mean if I have QTS I can apply for a teaching job in any subject? I thought apart from Primary teaching when it comes to a Secondary PGCE one must have at least 50% of the course background. When I applied, the university stated I must have 50% in either Language or Literature. Yeah, I was thinking of emailing them to ask. I am already an undergrad here but I think I noticed MMU also offers a similar PGCE however they state they 'cover' subjects such as media, drama, and phonics. I will email the lady who interviewed me and see what she says. Thanks

Not silly at all. Teacher training courses will have their own requirements for entry, and for many, that requirement will be 50% of your degree being linked to your chosen subject. Some courses have lower requirements - for example, my course only asked for a B in the relevant A-level.

Once you complete teacher training, you will gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). This is required to work in most schools in England. Once you have QTS, there is no 'official' rule stating that you must teach the subject you qualified in. For example, I have a colleague who qualified as a primary teacher and now teaches in secondary maths. The only 'limitation' is what schools will accept - for this reason, it is often easier to move from a non-shortage subject to a shortage subject rather than vice versa.

Aha, that makes sense. I was told it is not possible to move from Primary to Secondary, but only possible to move from Secondary to Primary. I guess it does depend on what schools will accept. I was also wondering, how easy/difficult is it to find work in the private education sector? For my placements, I think the schools I will be placed at are independent schools, although I thought they needed to be two contrasting schools. I am assuming this is probably because of my personal commitments as I have children and currently do not have a car. Because of this, the lady who interviewed me said she will try to place me as close as possible to home.