What Does My Friday Chocolate Milk Have to Do With Accountancy

YAZOO Chocolate Milk bottle with the words ‘Every day is a good day but Friday is YAZOO Day’ for National Chocolate Milk Day

The surprisingly big accountancy story behind a £2 ish chocolate milk Every Friday, I spend around £2 on a YAZOO Chocolate Milk. I’m Carl, part of the Marketing team here at Accountancy Learning, and it’s become a small end-of-week tradition and my way of celebrating making it through another working week. Occasionally, a particularly thankless […]

Could Your Next Great Finance Professional Already Be Working for You?

Illustration of employees working at computers in an office, with one team member highlighted while studying finance and accountancy.

A powerful way to grow your finance talent could be closer than you think If your business needs more finance capability, recruiting someone new might seem like the obvious answer. But the latest Devon, Plymouth and Torbay Employment and Skills Review gives employers another reason to look closer to home. Greater Devon has proportionally fewer […]

10 Tested and Smarter Study Methods to Support Your Apprentices

10 Smarter Study Methods

The New Year often brings a sense of renewal across the workplace. Fresh goals, renewed focus, and a natural opportunity to reflect on how people are supported to develop and grow.   By mid-January, it’s often said that many New Year’s resolutions have already begun to fade. Rather than viewing this as a failure, it […]

Leah Williamson – Football Stardom to Accounting Savvy

Arsenal and England footballer Leah Williamson in an Arsenal shirt, with the Arsenal crest and celebration scenes in the background.

Leah Williamson is a name that commands respect both on and off the football pitch Leah Williamson may be best known for her achievements with Arsenal and England, but her decision to study accountancy offers an interesting lesson for employers too. By developing skills beyond her immediate career, she has demonstrated the value of planning […]

Powerful Lessons from the Lionesses for Building Winning Teams

England Lionesses celebrating their UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 victory with the trophy

Lionesses Lessons: What the Lionesses Can Teach Us About Building Strong Teams The Lionesses’ success offers valuable lessons for employers supporting accountancy apprentices, particularly around teamwork, resilience, development and the importance of a strong support network. Just as successful football teams rely on coaching, preparation and belief, apprentices benefit from employers and training providers working […]

CHSW and AAT Studies

CHSW Rainbow Run – last year, seven of us from Accountancy Learning entered the CHSW (Children’s Hospice South West) Rainbow Run at West Point, near Exeter, in June. Having kept up our running over the past 12 months, this year Prue entered the two of us again for the CHSW Rainbow Run. Please note that I said […]