I'd say a Speed Awareness Course every time.
After 35 years driving, I had my first speeding fine in 2008, after being caught by a speed camera doing 36mph in a 30mph zone. I wasn't offered a Speed Awareness Course even though this was my first speeding fine.
After five years I still had to declare this offence to my insurance company, and this affected my premium, although I understand in the final year the premium was increased by a total of 99 pence!
But I would have jumped at the chance of a Speed Awareness Course and kept a clean driving licence.
I know I'm straying from the subject, but I like to think that if I had been caught doing 36mph by a real policeman, the most I would have got would have been a severe ticking off'!