In reply to unicycleboy:
I've recently completed my MIA training and will be offering free tuition as part of my consolidation period. I'm based in the South East, so if your interested drop me a private message and we can organise something.
Once you can place gear, it doesn't really matter what the terrain is, so learning to trad lead will feed directly back into scrambling. And having some experience on steeper terrain will probably give you more confidence on scrambling routes too.
It would be good to have a third person if your learning to lead, perhaps you have a friend who would be interested too?