Graham has been teaching taxation, management accounting and financial management for 23 years. He is always keen to make it as engaging as is possible. Outside work he is an excellent climbing frame for his four young daughters.

Jim has been helping accountants pass their professional exams for over 20 years. He teaches auditing, financial reporting, ethics and law. Away from the classroom, Jim enjoys running and has completed numerous marathons and ultra-marathons; the main reason for burning off all of those calories is to allow him to indulge in his other great enjoyment, cooking.

Andy has been training accountancy students for over 20 years having previously worked in industry and practice. He specialises in Financial Management, Strategy and Case Study and is a keen sportsman though increasingly this involves watching his four children or Plymouth Argyle rather than any actual participation.

Simon has been training accountancy students for over 30 years specialising in audit and corporate reporting. He has considerable experience managing training businesses as well as delivering training. Outside of work he is a competitive swimmer, confident cook and keen skier.

Christina has been teaching a variety of taxation and audit papers since 2006, having previously worked in practice. When not chasing around after her young children, she enjoys walking, running and singing in a local acapella choir.

Ben qualified with Hazlewoods LLP working in health and care audit. After supporting a number of colleagues Ben decided to go into teaching and joined the Bristol team in 2018. In his spare time Ben enjoys keeping fit in the gym and mountain biking.

Andrew has 25 years of international industry experience as a CIMA qualified accountant. In this time he has had many roles giving him a breadth of experience to draw on. Andrew particularly enjoys being able to use his technical knowledge and practical experience to help his students learn and pass their exams.

Alex qualified with PwC UK, specialising in referred reporting audit engagements. After tutoring a number of the graduate training courses, Alex decided to move into teaching full time and joined First Intuition Bristol in 2021. Outside of work, Alex enjoys hiking around the Welsh coast with her dogs and photography.

Clare has worked at a Director level in Apprenticeships for over 10 years and previously was a tutor specialising in Management Accounting and Strategy Papers. She is CIMA qualified and lives on the Somerset levels where she indulges her hobbies of cycling and walking.

Kirsty joined FI Bristol in February 2018, as skills and development coach covering Apprentices and clients in Somerset, Wiltshire and South Bristol. Outside of work Kirsty is a keen motorsport enthusiast.

Luke joined the team in September 2018, his role is to support our apprentices and teach skills days. Luke brings a wealth of experience as a previous head of development. Outside of work Luke enjoys an active lifestyle in particular walking his dog Stanley, and playing the guitar.

Natty joined the team in August 2019 and is now covering parts of Bristol and Bath as a Skills and Development Coach. She comes from a one-to-one and group coaching background and is passionate about personal development and human potential. She’s also a creative on the side, a bit of a health nut, loves meditation, qi gong and dancing – especially Argentinian Tango.

Emma joined First Intuition in August 2019. She has previous experience as a  trainer within the communications industry. She is the Skills Coach for South Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and Weymouth, and is one of our Skills Day teachers. Emma’s free time is spent volunteering at her local cricket club as the Tea Lady, feeding around 40 hungry members and players (including her fiancé) every week in the summer.

Jeff joined FI Bristol in October 2019 as a Skills & Development coach covering the South West and Wiltshire area. Jeff was an apprentice himself with FI Bristol, studying AAT level 3 bringing a wealth of experience to support apprentices.

Stacey joined the team in April 2021 in her role as a Skills and Development Coach. Stacey brings experience from the

environmental charity sector, and childhood development and care. In her free time Stacey enjoys street dance, experimental cooking, running, bike rides and writing.

Will joined FI as a Skills and Development Coach in June 2021. Previously he has experience as a development lead for disadvantaged teenagers in the Gloucestershire/Bristol area where he now covers his FI apprentices. Will is also a Martial Arts Club Director teaching self defence and enjoys lying in the grass, watching clouds.

Liam joined the First Intuition team in March 2021 as a Skills and Development Coach. He has a great range of previous experience in coaching within the education and sport industry. Outside of work Liam enjoys watching sport in particular the football as well as keeping active.

Alison joined in August 2017 as a Client Service Advisor after years in retail gaining extensive experience in customer service, management and leadership. She manages all areas of customer service from student and client support to invoicing and admin. Outside of work Alison likes to travel, enjoys spending time with her family and baking!

Katrina is your ICAEW guru when it comes to student bookings and queries here at First Intuition. Not sure what order to sit courses? Want to know when you can sit your exam? Then she’s your gal. Outside the office, Katrina spends the other half of the week following creative pursuits in her studio in south Bristol where she is part of an animation collective. In her free time, Katrina has picked up the needle and thread in the pursuit of making her own clothes.

Rowan joined the team in October 2019 to assist the Skills and Development coaches as First Intuition Bristol is joined by more and more apprentices. She acts as first contact for many beginning their apprenticeship journey and gets them aboard the programmes. Outside of the office, she enjoys knitting and making her own clothes.

Bayley joined First Intuition in December 2020, as Level 4 AAT accounting technician apprentice and helps out with the finances in the business. Outside of work he plays football and golf to stay fit.

Sally has been training students since 1997 and now specialises in teaching taxation. Outside of the classroom she plays tennis and golf (with mixed success) and tries to fit all this around a busy home life with two teenagers!