Attitude? Be safety conscious, leave your ego at home, accept criticism, ask about anything of which you are unsure, be studious and learn your subjects (rather than learn the answers from question banks) and prepare well for all your flights.
The PPL syllabus (and CPL etc) are available from schools, CAA, use Google to search.
As for where you would fly during the training? Rather depends on where you start? You have to do a solo cross-country with two landings away (150nm for helicopters, 300nm (?) for aeroplanes).
Cheers
Whirls