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I am too in my final yr of degree and hope to do P.G.C.E after
My only worry is that the placements requires having experience of teaching both genders and as an observer of niqaab I am not sure how and if I'll find accommodating placements...
But one will have to (try )cross that bridge when it comes...

muslimah, are you doing it from university or through home study? Primary or secondary? A few of the apas at our madrasah are also doing PGCE's with niqab. All three do primary so they remove it in the classroom and in and around school and put it on again before they walk out of the school gates. I think it is quite a lot to ask, if you are hoping to wear niqab in and around a state school. Don't end up like the other high profile cases.

The other option is to go to Muslim schools for a placement. One of my students is doing hers at a local Muslim school. There's probably some criteria of acceptable schools but it's something to look into. I pray it works out well for you.