I am an open, authentic, kind individual who has enjoyed sharing my accountancy skills for 20 years as a tutor with BPP. I gain a lot of energy from coaching and listening to a variety of students to bring them to engage and understand the topics, ultimately to then pass their exams. During 2021 I mastered teaching online from home, daunting at first but used my determination to train on the new platform. I run an engineering consultancy with my husband using my accountancy skills. Using my time to give back and make a difference to marginalised groups is an important part of my life. I’ve achieved this through various voluntary roles, currently I am a Trustee with Back on Track in Manchester and manage a small charitable trust based in Cumbria. I did learn so much volunteering as a school governor (becoming chair) about collaborative committee working and the idea of governance rather than management. In the past one of my most fulfilling role was as a project leader with ReachOut, from 2021-2023. I developed my leadership skills to encourage my girl mentees and develop and retain my mentors.I now reach a point in my life where I find I have more time to commit to my career as my children are more independent. I’ve been looking into various women’s networks and exploring options. I want to continue being an accountancy tutor and trustee but simultaneously discover new opportunities.I enjoy human connections and working collaboratively to make society better. I would love to be involved in project work, activism, education (maybe a masters?): something that will fulfil my desire to feel as if I’m adding real value. My drive is social justice, especially gender equality. Put myself in uncomfortable situations and grow my resilience and assertiveness. I don’t want to necessarily work in the profit seeking sector but equally not ruling it out. I want to feel part of a team with collaboration but keep a sense of working autonomously too.