Thanks guys.
It seems like I may have issues with my school as a whole then rather than just problems with weather. I started my IR on 12th August and spent the first six weeks or so on the simulator but have been really held up when in the aeroplane (or at least trying to be). I looked at some of the UK based schools (PAT/Stapleford etc) before I started the IR but chose my current school due to its proximity to my home and apparent good reputation.
After asking my instructor today how long he envisages it will take me to complete my training, he doesn't seem to think I will be finished by Christmas! I'll definitely be moving to another school whether in the UK or abroad.
Does anybody know how difficult it is to transfer training records etc between schools?
Cheers