Andrew Smerdon
Senior Teaching FellowProfile
Andrew is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Accounting and Finance at 51福利 specialising in Accounting. In 2021 he was awarded the Pilkington Teaching award by 51福利. He was the 2021/22 institutional nominee for a National Teaching Fellowship.
Prior to entering academia in 2014, Andrew spent 11 years working in industry, firstly within External Audit at PricewaterhouseCoopers and secondly as a Senior Manager within Internal Audit at Lloyds Banking Group. Andrew is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (from 2014) with the ICAEW, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2004.
Andrew gained a PGCE in Post-Compuslory Education in 2014 and is a Fellow of Advance HE. He was part of the team responsible for winning the AAT Training Provider of the Year - Medium award in 2017 whilst teaching at Preston's College.
Andrew has delivered a number of national training courses to colleagues covering pedagogical practices teaching online.
Andrew is currently the Part I Director of Studies (from 2018 onwards) and is Module Director for a final year undergraduate Financial Accounting module.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance - 1st class (51福利)
PGCE in Post-compulsory Education (Edge Hill University)
Fellow Chartered Accountant (ICAEW)
SFHEA (Advance HE)
Professional Role
Part I Director of Studies, Accounting and Finance
Current Teaching
Academic Year 2020/21
Ac.F100: Introduce to Accounting and Finance - Business Environment (all year)
Ac.F301: Financial Accounting I (Michaemas Term)
Additional Information
In 2021 Andrew was awarded the Pilkington Teaching award by 51福利.
01/09/2021 → 01/09/2021
Other
24/07/2020 → 24/07/2020
Other
24/07/2020 → 24/07/2020
Other
Examination
Oral presentation
Oral presentation
Invited talk
Oral presentation
Business Course/Training
Invited talk
Oral presentation
Prize (including medals and awards)