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First question to ask is:
1. Where do you want to work?
If in FE, do a PGCE post-compulsory, as this will allow you to teach this in a college to anyone over 14 but won't give you QTS, so won't qualify you to work in a school 6th form (you would be employed there as an unqualified instructor for no longer than a year because without QTS, you're not legally allowed to teach in a school on a permanent basis).
2. Do you want to do a postgraduate course on a full-time basis or would you rather learn on the job?
Again, if you're happy to stick to teaching in FE and want to do full-time, do a full time post-compulsory PGCE. If you want to work in a school, you can do a PGCE in either Psychology or social sciences (this could cover you for related subjects, such as sociology). If you've already been teaching for a while or are about to get a job as psych teacher, do a part-time PGCE (a requirement for this course is that you're already teaching for 120 hours over the year) or GTP. The GTP is just that, a QTS teaching qualification for graduates. Personally, I think the full-time PGCE would be better for you if you haven't taught before and haven't got a teaching job yet, as it will be less intense. If you're working in a good school which will support you or would rather learn on the job (because you need the dosh), do the GTP.
Have you looked on the TDA for this? I found it very useful when I looked into doing the PGCE (post-compulsory). In particular, the e-mail advisory service was helpful.
A good establishment if you live in the South East is the Institute of Education. Other unis I've heard of are Warwick, Keele and Edgehill.
I'm sure that there are others that others will mention on here.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!
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