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I think the best you can do is to obtain a solid basis with a good degree. In US there are many great animation university, you could benefit of the Pound/dollar change and you could make a good experience away from home. I recommend you to have a look to this article  it explains very well how you could choose your computer animation school.

http://www.design-training.com/computer-animation/a/how-to-choose-a-computer-animation-school.html

I hope you'll find it useful. Good luck!