Found an excellent book on the logistics of beginning a PGCE written by a recent NQT and crowdsourced by Twitter.
You can have it printed and delivered for under a £10, or download it for free here: http://www.lulu.com/items/volume_71/11310000/11310476/1/print/9213983_PGCE_Survival_Guide_Edition_1_Edited_by_Tim_Handley.pdf