Ok thanks, awesome feedback, while I accept that as a newbie I'm not going to be able to create something 'perfect' I still want to push myself to do the absolute best I can!! To that end, heres the redraft:

m02.png Bear in mind the islands to north are volcanic islands.
m02-1.pngHeres the draft of the tectonic plates for reference

I also admit I suck on the pc, I'm using a mouse which doesn't help, I plan on painting the maps by hand once the plans are set, I promise to scan/take a photo of them to show you all once it's eventually complete.
As far as the biomes not being gradual enough, I do plan on drawing out each region separately and can give more detail there, so will flesh that out later, just want to know if you guys think that the basic formation makes sense?