Just in case nobody else mentions this:
DO NOT PAY UP FRONT
See many previous threads on this topic. Bottom line is that schools go bust and people lose thousands. Why would a school give you a discount that amounts to a high rate of interest on the money they're borrowing from you? - because they've already tried the bank, and got told "no" because they're a bad risk, that's why. You're better at judging credit risks than the bank are you? - I know I'm not.
Whilst learning, it's better to save up and have several lessons close together rather than one a month - at one a month you won't make any progress because you'll spend the entire lesson getting back to where you were last time. Once you've got the licence you might prefer to fly once a fortnight during the summer and forget the winter rather than try to fly once a month all the year round.
To maintain the licence you need, at minimum, to pass one one-hour test every two years, no other flying is needed. The twelve hour stuff is just if you don't want to take the test.
Stall recovery is really really not a problem. (Incipient spin, now, where you fall out of the sky sideways ... )
Don't buy a headset just for occasional rides with other pilots - you'll be able to borrow.