Staff Profile

Profile

I am the Degree Programme Director for NN14 Business, Accounting and Finance (PwC Flying Start). The Flying Start degree is a collaboration between Newcastle University, PwC and ICAEW. It is the most established course of its kind. It combines academic study and integrated work placements in PwC's audit practice. Students progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA. 

Other roles previously undertaken at Newcastle University Business School have included Senior Tutor, Admissions Selector, Chair of Board of Studies

Qualifications and memberships

• Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) with ICAEW
• BSc (Hons) in German and European Studies, including teaching assistantship in Germany, Aston University
• PGCE in post-compulsory education, University of Sunderland

Undergraduate modules

I am the Degree Programme Director for NN14 Business, Accounting and Finance (PwC Flying Start). The Flying Start degree is a collaboration between Newcastle University, PwC and ICAEW. It is the most established course of its kind. It combines academic study and integrated work placements in PwC's audit practice. Students progress towards the ICAEW Chartered Accountancy qualification, the ACA. 

I am the module leader for ACC2065 Tax Compliance (20 credits) and ACC3056 Business Planning Tax (30 credits).

Main expertise

I have taught across all 3 of the ICAEW's tax exams for over a decade.