Hey all -
I'm thinking of doing a PGCE in primary school teaching next year - would that be valid in any way in the US?

What options are there for a graduate wanting to become a teacher in the US?

Doubt they ever heard of it in the US

Take a look at the State you are interested in ..education sites

I am a British teacher in Nevada. I graduated with a Bachelor's in Geology from Keele, then did a secondary science PGCE. When I can had my transcripts 'translated' into their US equivalents by ECE Inc, the PGCE was the same as a B.Ed with a teaching major in Earth Science so I was fine. I had to do some Praxis tests for my Nevada license, but any teacher with half a brain can pass those. So you should be fine too.

Whether anyone will sponsor you is a different matter. I'm married to an American.

Have a search of the forums, a few threads on teachers over here.

Your main problem is that each state will have different requirements, some easy, some not, and basically having no realistic chance of a school sponsoring you for a visa, cost being the main one, unless you go for a right crap hole.

there are plenty of options that will leave you wanting.

How do you mean?

Fortunately, I'm a US citizen, so that's okay

Nice that you added that important tit-bit as this stage ...

As Ray said, you might have added that at the beginning!

50 states and a few odds and ends = more than 50 answers. Choose your intended destination and find the licensing body. Read their web pages carefully and see if they've already answered your question. If so, you know what you need to do. If not, start a dialogue with them to find out what you need to do.

Teaching licensing is a contentious and complicated issue. Check here for NYS, for example: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/...tpathway.htm#6

IIRC, the requirements for private or Catholic schools can be minimal in comparison to public schools.