regarding the VFR charts - wilco!
Totally agree with what was said above, to be honest I don't really like to term hours building, I prefer to call it experience building because in hindsight I hope I've constructed my experience so far and in a relevant manner towards the CPL.
I plan to fly with the our CFI in the near future possibly over a couple of trips to bring me up to speed as much as possible.
The FTO have sent the checklists and MEP manual through and have been reading and re-reading that too