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.

With over 30 years of industry and classroom experience, Michelle has a wealth of example to draw upon to make the subject ‘come to life’. Her key subjects are strategic and management accounting papers and CIMA case studies. Outside of the classroom she is a keen (but slow) runner and cyclist and likes to bake cakes to ‘refuel’.

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.

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.

Jasmine joined the team in April 2018. She brought with her a variety of techniques and an understanding of coaching that we welcome at First Intuition. She supports our students with their Apprenticeship requirements and helps facilitate them in identifying their potential. Photography and travel are Jasmine’s passion and she often combines the two.

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.

Sarah joined FI in March 2018 and is now the skills and development coach for South Somerset, Devon and Cornwall. She enjoys running outside of work and recently completed her first half marathon being the Great North Run.

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.

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.

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!