I am a pretty unusual case.
I have a degree in German & Philosophy. I graduated in 2006.
I have A-levels in Maths, German, and French.
I took a CELTA in 2016 and with this I have spent 7 years teaching full-time.
I spent the first 4 years teaching English as a foreign language at schools in Italy, to all age groups.
At this point it gets weird (if not already a bit weird!). For the past 3 years, I have taught Maths and Science at a private international school - still in Italy - teaching the KS3 National Curriculum. The school does what they want in terms of employing teachers, often putting teachers outside their usual subject area, depending on the needs of the school. They judged me capable of doing it. Perhaps they were especially short of staff with covid and brexit. With my qualifications however, it's probably especially unusual.
I relish the opportunity and it is going very well, surprisingly well. I imagine it is easier than teaching at UK state schools for some reasons, and probably more difficult for other reasons.
I would like to now move away from this school and find opportunities to develop more as a teacher - in particular by taking a PGCE or similar program. The only difficulty is that it's not at all clear which subject I'm best suited to.
In the past year and for the foreseeable future, I just teach science. I now consider that to be my subject. It's the subject I have the most experience in teaching, the most knowledge of the curriculum, and in my current opinion the most exciting content.
However, training providers just look at my qualifications. I am not eligible for a science PGCE. I would have to get two science A-levels, and then complete an SKE, which I estimate could take me up to 3 years alongside my current job. I don't want to be in this job another 3 years, preferably only one more year.
It seems I could be eligible to teach English, Maths, German, or perhaps any other subject considered "related" to my degree. But not eligible for the subject that I actually already teach. Help. The bursary is of course also a factor. There is a huge difference in the amount for English and the sciences, for example.
Any kind of informative contributions would be welcome and get me thinking. Thank you!