Helping yourself

I am a university student who is interested in a career as a primary school teacher. I want to do primary PGCE (Postgraduate Certificate in Education). However, I have heard that there is stiff competition for PGCE courses. In fact, I could not even consider applying for the course until I had a minimum of two weeks work experience in a state primary school. The task of finding a primary school placement can be very difficult. I was also deeply worried ...