Every classroom has a culture. How intentional are you about yours?

This conversation is a chance to think with other accounting educators: what our behaviour signals, what we encourage, and how students help shape the learning environment.

Students who never speak. Chatter at the back. Activities that work brilliantly with one group fall flat with another. Whether we mean to or not, these are signs of the culture we build with our students.

Classroom culture also changes over time within the same cohort. What do you hope will change between week 1 and week 12?

This conversation is a chance to think with other accounting educators: what our behaviour signals, what we encourage, and how students help shape the learning environment.

It’s a small group, no more than 20 people, so everyone gets to speak. Bring a classroom challenge or question you’ve been turning over. We’ll use each other’s experiences to work out what we want our classrooms to feel like, and you’ll leave with one thing to try in your next session.

When: 13 November 2026, 11.30am
Where: Online (Zoom)
Length: 60 minutes
Hosted by: Alla Volodina and Toby York

Places are limited. If you’d like to join us, tell us a little about what you teach and we’ll do our best to find you a place.

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Alla Volodina

Alla Volodina FCIPD, MBA, CPA is an educator, personal and professional development coach, and culture auditor, with extensive experience in L&D and in teaching accounting and auditing at a business school. Her work connects culture, learning and adaptability, helping individuals and organisations question established habits and find better ways of working.

How to cite this article: York, T. (2026) ‘Every classroom has a culture. How intentional are you about it?’, Accounting Cafe, 6 Oct. Available at: https://accountingcafe.org/2026/10/06/classroom-culture/ (Accessed: [insert date])