Hi kkelly77,
I've booked a course at Ormond Beach Aviation in Florida, starting in July, lasting 10 weeks. They offer both JAA and FAA PPL/CPL. Ground school for ATPL is done in UK as well as the IR conversion to JAA.
I'm seriously thinking of doing an FI rating after this and hopefully building hours that way-lots of instructors make their way to TP's
Modular is definitely the best option at the moment. I've taken the time off work for this as unpaid leave, so I can continue to work when I come back and study for the exams etc at the same time. I wouldn't recommend giving up your job solely to do your flight training.
K