Feel like dancing – you needed to be at the PQ magazine awards 2024!

Lio London was rocking for the 21st PQ magazine awards.

Jean-Paul Noel-Cephise, our singing accountant, was back, this time singing the tunes of Motown.

Margo and Envy were also on hand to ensure the dancing never stopped!

Check out our highlight video now at: https://youtu.be/KsZsSxyWiHw.

So, who walked off with this year’s PQ trophies? PQ of the Year was Grazia Maria Pia Salcuni, an ACCA student who works at Aspen Insurance.

NQ of the Year went to Bethany Duffy of Grant Thornton. She was our PQ of the Year in 2020, and since then has finished both her AAT and ICAEW qualifications.

The Student Body of the Year winner was the Chartered Accountants Student Society of London (CASSL), for the second year in a row!

The much-coveted Private Sector College of the Year award went to Kaplan, who ensure “the success of every learner is at the heart of our business”. The Kaplan Learn Better podcast also won on the night.

Newcastle University Business School are now Public Sector College of the Year, and FME Learn Online are the Online College of the Year.

Premier Training were at it again, and they landed the Study Resource of the Year for their ‘Every1counts’ series.

Accountancy Body of the Year went to the ACCA, who have introduced a student hub, a pre-seen case study and is even trying to tackle the problem with the optional pass rates through its useful tips podcast.

Personality of the Year was CIMA President Sarah Ghosh, who helped to get the dancing going with some slick moves!

Among the Editor’s awards winners on the night were the AAT, Will Boardman and the Creative accounting project. The Lifetime Achievement award went to the wonderful Paul Sizer!

PQ MAGAZINE AWARDS 2024 WINNERS

STUDENT BODY OF THE YEAR: Chartered Accountant Students’ Society of London (CASSL)

ACCOUNTANCY BODY OF THE YEAR: ACCA

PRIVATE SECTOR COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Kaplan

PUBLIC SECTOR COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: Newcastle University Business School

ONLINE COLLEGE OF THE YEAR: FME Learn Online

PRIVATE SECTOR LECTURER OF THE YEAR: Ahmed Shafi

PUBLIC SECTOR LECTURER OF THE YEAR: Lim Keong Teoh, University of Winchester

STUDY RESOURCE OF THE YEAR: Premier Training

INNOVATION IN ACCOUNTANCY: Icarus accounting simulation App, UCL & Lynsie Chew

BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Bee Motion

PODCAST OF THE YEAR: Kaplan’s Learn Better Podcast

TRAINING MANAGER/MENTOR OF THE YEAR: Zeeshan Ahmed

ACCOUNTANCY TEAM OF THE YEAR: The Financial Systems Team at Christie NHS Foundation Trust

GRADUATE/APPRENTICE TRAINING PROGRAMME OF THE YEAR: Buzzacott LLP

ACCOUNTANCY PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR: Sarah Ghosh

EDIOTR’S SPECIAL AWARDS: Creative Accounting, a collaboration between QMUL, Coventry University & Monash University: Will Boardman’s YouTube channel; AAT advisory group initiative

ACCOUNTANCY APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR: Diana Hume

DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENT OF THE YEAR: Katie Robinson

ACCOUNTANCY GRADUATE OF THE YEAR: Tim Mickleburgh

NQ OF THE YEAR: Bethany Duffy

PQ OF THE YEAR: Grazia Maria Pia Salcuni