Daniel
I know were your coming from and although oxford and the rest look pretty on paper remember one thing -THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN THE COLOUR OF YOUR CASH- at the mo im half way through JAA ATPL groundschool at PPSC and Its a tough old ride! they say its so simple, just 13 weeks then 10 weeks for Mod 2 but gear yourself up for one to two years of constant struggle! The schools still have no real idea of the exam question database so unlike the CAA route the books cant be influenced by the comming questions. As for the PPL I think the best method is to find a small friendly school at a quiet aerodrome ( Border air trainning at Carlisle are excellent )that will break you in gently and due to the small size of the school you get the benefit with instructor to student ratios. Don't do your PPL with a large pilot factory like oxford as this is the very basics of flight that will be called upon for the rest of your career! Best of luck and if you need any contact numbers for some small good personal schools get back to me!.........................Tailwinds......STU