It's not a good time to go right now, they're going through a whole transition period to a new building, and they don't really care about the students right now.
UK education in general is very hands off. If you're American and you're used to that system of education, you'll feel like you're not getting educated in the UK and that there's no structure, it's all very much up to you. There is no direction that they push you in, so what do you mean by your work direction?