James joined FI in February 2018 and brings over 13 years of industry experience. He leads a team of experts that are passionate about delivering the best learning experience in Birmingham. When not at Edgbaston (you Bears!), you’ll find him working with clients across the region to create fantastic learning programmes for their employees.

Hannah joined FI in 2019 and brings over a decade of experience of helping Birmingham students pass their exams. Alongside teaching Financial Management, Hannah leads our tutor team and uses her experience to ensure all our courses are enjoyable, engaging and effective.

Michelle joined First Intuition in September 2021 and brings 20 years of Customer Service experience to the team. Michelle manages the operations for the Birmingham Centre and Online programmes.

Erica qualified with PwC in 2005, joined BPP as a tutor later that year and joined First Intuition as a tutor in 2020. Erica teaches accounting, audit and financial reporting.

Jayne qualified with a medium sized accountancy firm in 1998 before continuing her studies to become a qualified tax advisor in 2001. Jayne joined First Intuition as a tutor in 2020 after many years of teaching. Jayne teaches financial accounting and tax for First Intuition alongside running a small accountancy practice which helps her bring the subjects to life in class.

Nadia is an ACCA qualified tutor with over 10 years of experience working across various industries. Nadia has taught a variety of subjects across the various accountancy professional qualifications for over 5 years, UK and Worldwide. Nadia enjoys teaching and sharing the knowledge and experience she has gained and feels a sense of accomplishment when her students achieve their dreams and flourish in their chosen field.

Rosie is an ACCA qualified tutor with a background of Forensic Accounting as well as industry experience across various sectors and private accountancy tuition. Rosie enjoys bringing the textbook to life by sharing her experiences and knowledge throughout her delivery. Rosie is truly passionate about teaching and loves to see her students thrive and achieve their goals.

Kim joined First Intuition in July 2018 with over 12 years of experience working in the education sector. Kim works within the apprenticeship team at FI focusing on our quality and compliance. Working with the rest of the FI team, Kim ensures that FI is always offering the best possible provision and continually improving on our delivery.

Dan joined FI in 2020 and leads our client engagement with our national Public Sector relationships. Dan has over a decade of industry experience within both Institutes and Training Providers so is well placed to work with our clients to create great programmes for their employees.

Charlotte joined FI in October 2019. Having worked in the industry for a number of years, at BPP and more recently at Moore Stephens then BDO, Charlotte has gained a wealth of experience in accountancy training and apprenticeships. She joins FI as a Client Relationship Manager and supports clients and their students through their training.

Corrina joined the FI Online team in Birmingham in January 2020.  She brings 22 years of Customer Service experience to the Midlands & Online team. Corrina assists the online team with customer queries, order processing and general operational support in the Birmingham Centre.

Sacha joined the FI Birmingham & Online team in January 2022.  She brings 9 years of Customer Service experience to the Midlands & Online team. Sacha assists the online team with customer queries, order processing and general operational support in the Birmingham Centre.

Jo has extensive experience working in the financial education and with apprenticeships. With experience working in partnership with Financial Services companies, Public and Third sector organisations. Jo is currently supporting our level 3, 4 & 7 Public Sector students, ensuring high quality coaching and development of teams and learners; setting action plans to enhance the learning journey.

Ria is an experienced skills coach on the accounts Level 7 programme. Ria previously worked in the accounting industry as a Financial Systems Manager for Grant Thornton, leading a small team of analysts. Ria co-designed and delivered Management Development programmes for Grant Thornton and worked with the Business School on the new apprenticeship intake and inductions.

Anna is an experienced skills coach, working with a range of qualifications at various levels. Anna has been delivering apprenticeships for several years working with a range of sectors. Anna has previously delivered ILM and other management qualifications, drawing on previous experience as a Regional Loss Prevention Manager and working in retail management.

Daniela worked in the retail industry for 18 years and whilst working as a regional manager for a well-known confectionery business in the ‘Expansion project’ team, she realised her true passion was: to make a difference by enabling people to achieve their full potential and have successful careers. Daniela’s coaching career started in 2019 supporting learners with Business Admin, Team Leader and Team Manager apprenticeships and moved to apprenticeships in the financial sector.

With a passion for this career and a combination of experience with people management, business knowledge and coaching skills has allowed Daniela to make a big difference for many learners.

Linda has worked in Accounting and Finance for 40yrs and is Qualified MAAT /AATQB, and also recently completed CIPD HR L3. Linda has had roles in Industry and Practise, Banking Sector & Charities Accounts, with her last role in Industry as a commercial accountant for a Primary Academy Trust.  5 years ago Linda spent 12 months as an AAT Tutor before moving to the Skills Coach role where she has been working with predominately  L3/L4/L7 Public Sector Apprentices .

Ryan started his career as an apprentice working at RBS Group in Commercial Banking sector in 2013. He then moved to Lloyds Banking Group in 2017 working as a Specialist Business Manager for 2 years, managing a portfolio of Real Estate companies. Ryan’s coaching career started with BPP in August 2020 and has worked as a Coach supporting Level 6 Learners through the Financial Services Programme. Ryan’s combination of his commercial background along with the experience gained in his coaching will support students and help them achieve their goals within their apprenticeship and their professional roles.