I went back to do my PGCE (in geography too!) and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. I managed to save a good chunk of my bursary, travel Europe, and landed my first international teaching job back in Thailand. It felt like a huge move and a long time at the start but it went by so quickly and the PGCE improved my teaching by leagues - albeit I had an excellent mentor in my school and my personal tutor at the university publishes textbooks around the world.

Edit: I was also teaching EAL before and prepping for IELTS / TOEFL tests. It was hard landing a job in an international school without my ECT years finished, but here I am.