PGDE, PGCE, SAAS & funding.

hey guys so i am super lost here because i’ve stumbled across an odd set of contradictions.

so im in my fourth year of uni after this year i want to study english teaching! my first four options are going to be at home in scotland. so i know i’d be doing the PGDE and getting funded for it and i know it gives me 120 masters credits. even though most masters degree don’t accept more than 60 being transferred lol.

but i also wanted to maybe try for oxfords course? kind of a pipe dream but im interested. basically they only really offer PGCE’s over there and they’re obviously a lot more expensive - nevermind living costs etc especially as i’d likely have to leave my two jobs for placement times. the thing is SAAS says they don’t fund PGCE’s but … they don’t do PGDE’s over there really.

i also think you can’t get tuition fee support because of the fact that it’s going to be for english and not a STEM subject.

i’ll be 25 by the time i start and want to do it for a year at oxford if possible but it’s seemingly impossible financially. you also can’t have a pay scheme at oxford (i think) so you need to pay it up immediately which is uh not viable for my working class ass lol.

am i missing something or is it genuinely going to be paying out of pocket with no help from SAAS because of their degree technicalities???

i have emailed SAAS but i wondered if anyone had any personal experience.

thank you :smile: