Student Engage - the Examiner special
ACCA examiners tell you how to pass
Watch Ann Irons and Steve Skidmore - real ACCA examiners - give advice on passing your ACCA exams and for the first time ever, answer your questions.
 Ann Irons |
Ann studied law both at degree level and professional level before going on to train as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in Newcastle in 1995 (now PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC). After completing her accounting qualification, she taught a variety of subjects full-time at a leading tuition provider. Ann's subjects included auditing, financial accounting, management accounting, tax and law. She then spent a short period back in practice, working for KPMG, and gaining more invaluable practical experience before returning to teaching. Ann became an examiner for ACCA in 2003, on two CAT papers – 'Paper 1: Financial accounting' and 'Paper 10: Managing finances' - eventually focussing purely on the 'Managing finances' paper. In June 2009, Ann became 'F5: Performance management' examiner. |
 Steve Skidmore |
Steve has been an ACCA examiner since 1996 and is currently the examiner for P3 - Business Analysis. He has also taught at ACCA Study Schools from 1979 to 1995. Steve previously worked in the National Health Service (NHS) and was a principal lecturer at Leicester Polytechnic (now de Montfort University) in the UK. Steve is a director of Assist Knowledge Development, a leading provider of business analysis training and consultancy, where he specialises in e-learning and e-assessment. |
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Resources
How to pass
Approaching questions
Be Prepared – multiple choice questions
Professional marks
Changes to the qualification
Preparing for Fundamentals level exams (PowerPoint slides)
Preparing for Professional level exams (PowerPoint slides)