Sarah Fitzgerald

Sarah Fitzgerald is a Course Leader and Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at York Business School, York St John University. She holds a BA (Hons) from Staffordshire University, an MA from the University of Huddersfield, and is a qualified accountant (ACA) and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She specializes in teaching Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, and Corporate Governance across undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Her research focuses on primary school governance, including headteacher recruitment processes and financial management in educational institutions.

Professional activities include serving as Chair of Governors at a local primary school and prior experience as an accountant and auditor in a medium-sized practice. She has contributed to peer-reviewed publications, including a study on primary school leadership challenges published in School Leadership and Management (2018).

Her work bridges academic and practical domains, emphasizing the intersection of financial accountability and educational governance. She supervises dissertations at both undergraduate and MA levels, fostering research skills in emerging professionals.