WTF - by this
but what caught my eye on this thread was that school partnership may improve one's prospects, as I have long wondered if spending a few extra thousand pounds on modular at OAA would be worth it over a cheaper course elsewhere
you mean integrated?
places like OAA do modular but the airline cadet courses like their easyJet MPL First Officer are integrated only aren't they?
If it's jets you want to fly then you've got a better chance joining the airline cadet schemes, if you go modular then the road will be a bit longer and more difficult in terms of getting an airline job. As Bealzebub says:
There is virtually no interest at all at this level, in low houred pilots... That certainly isn't impossible, but it is a path fraught with its own difficulties and challenges and likely to take much longer to achieve.