Choosing which teacher training program to go into

Hello! Just a thing to consider, not sure if you're aware, but a lot of classics PGCEs expect you to teach Latin also. Part of the interview process will be demonstrating subject knowledge etc. This is something to consider before applying.
The work load for a PGCE can be quite extensive, having to learn GCSE and maybe A-level Latin on top of that might make things a bit tough!
From what I understand, once you have QTS, you could teach anything, you just won't have the subject knowledge. I think there are courses you can do once qualified that will let you change subject. I know someone who did a mathematics PGCE for example, then they took training to get the subject knowledge for physics so they could teach that also.
If you're only wanting to do Classics to get better funding, you could look into training providers that offer salaried routes into teaching. Often the schools/providers will cover your tuition fees.

Thanks for the response! Yes, a lot of them do expect you to teach Latin. There are a few exceptions however and this is changing. OCR's GCSE and A-Level past papers in Classical Civilization and Ancient History all include translated primary sources, so I am aware that this will not be a problem for some teacher training programs.

Thanks very much for tips! I am looking into school direct routes to cover costs but there doesn't seem to be very much and do not want to go down Teach First route

I've not got much personal insight on History / Classics, so not sure how this will work, but a few other things to keep in mind is that :

- getting onto a training course can sometimes be easier than actually getting a job. Might be worth looking at schools in your local area and researching how many of them offer roles teaching Classics with no expectation of teaching Latin

- trying to gain some insight on how common it is to train in Classics and then be able to teach history. Since history is already quite a popular training course, you might find that if you end up having to apply for a purely history role, you will find it hard to compete with others who have history PGCEs

Like I said, I don't have much insight on how true those points will be, but it's something I'd look into before you start applying just so you don't train and then end up struggling for a job.