Mrs Sarah Watson

Qualifications:

FCCA; PgDip educational research; BA (hons) Business Management; Senior fellow (SFHEA)

Position:

BBS Associate Director in Learning and teaching

Department:

Bristol Business School

Telephone:

+441173287115

Email:

Sarah2.Watson@uwe.ac.uk

Social media:

About me

Office hours - Semester 2 2025/26

Friday  1pm to 3pm in 3x102

If you would prefer to talk on MS teams, please drop me an email.

About Sarah

Sarah joined UWE in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer within the Accounting and Finance department. In 2018 Sarah became Programme leader for BA (Hons) Business Management with Accounting and Finance and held the post until 2020.  Sarah was appointed Associate Head of Department (Subject): Accounting and Finance in 2019. Sarah held this post until 2021. In 2026 Sarah stepped into the role of Associate Director in learning and teaching, a Business school wide role.

Sarah qualified as a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA) in 2008, training and qualifying with EY (Bristol) LLP. Whilst at EY she held the role of Assurance Executive, working on high profile clients such as Orange PLC (now EE) and Hamptons International estate agents.

In 2009, Sarah moved into industry, taking up the position of Financial Accountant for a local Plc. This role involved preparing the group statutory financial statements and managing the Cashiers department.

Sarah decided to make the move to Academia when her second child was born. During her time at UWE, Sarah has taught on a number of accounting modules and developed a few from scratch. Alongside her leadership role, Sarah is currently Module Leader for Foundations of Financial accounting (FOFA) and Audit.

Sarah prides herself in being student focused and believes students learn best in a relaxed environment with an approachable lecturer. Sarah says ‘In my opinion, this job is all about the students. I love going to graduation as it reminds me what it’s all about ... watching students achieve the degree they deserve after all their hard work’

Awards & Nominations

2025 - Awarded the Outstanding Teacher award (UWE student experience awards)

2025 - Nominated for the staff teaching innovation award 

2021- Awarded the impact award (UWE student experience awards)

2021- Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher award (UWE student experience awards)

2020- Nominated for the Outstanding Teacher award (UWE student experience awards)

2019 - Nominated for the Outstanding Teaching award (UWE student experience awards)

2019 - Nominated for the Student Experience Award (UWE staff excellence awards)

Teaching projects/research

2023 - Review of A&F awarding gaps (working with Module leaders to make positive improvements

In progress:

How ethical are final year accountancy students, 2005 vs 2025

Using portfolio assessment at level 4.

Area of expertise

Financial Accounting. Student Experience. Awarding gaps. Flipped learning. Using technology to improve teaching. Audit.

Publications

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