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Build a solid grounding in the economic environment in which businesses operate. This paper covers macroeconomic, microeconomic and financial fundamentals, helping you understand how external forces shape business decision-making.
📌 30-day free access — selected practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
- £9+ after
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Get to grips with the core principles of management accounting — costing, budgeting, variance analysis and decision-making. This paper gives you the financial reasoning skills used across every business function.
📌 30-day free access — selected practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
- £9+ after
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Master the language of accounting — double-entry bookkeeping, the trial balance and the preparation of financial statements. This paper builds the technical bedrock you'll rely on throughout your CIMA journey, from Certificate level all the way through to Strategic.
📌 30-day free access — selected practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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Understand the ethical, legal and governance frameworks that shape modern business. This paper covers contract law, employment law, corporate governance and the CIMA Code of Ethics — the rules of the road for any management accountant.
📌 30-day free access — selected practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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Understand how finance functions operate in a digitally transformed business
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Get to grips with the costing and budgeting techniques
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Master the principles of preparing and interpreting financial statements
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Step up from operational to management thinking. E2 covers leading teams, managing projects and shaping organisational performance — building the leadership and people skills every CIMA-qualified accountant needs to influence beyond the numbers.
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Build on P1 with the management accounting techniques used to drive medium-term decisions. P2 covers advanced costing, decision-making, performance measurement and project appraisal — moving from operational reporting into genuine business influence.
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Go deeper into financial reporting at group level. F2 covers consolidated financial statements, financial analysis and complex accounting standards — the technical foundations needed for senior reporting roles and the F3 strategic step that follows.
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
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- £12+ after
Step into senior thinking. E3 covers strategic analysis, organisational change, leadership and stakeholder management — the big-picture skills CIMA expects from professionals heading toward FCMA-level roles.
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
- £12+ after
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Learn how organisations identify, evaluate and respond to strategic and operational risk. P3 covers risk frameworks, internal control, cyber risk and the management accountant's role in keeping a business resilient — increasingly central to senior finance roles.
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Move from reporting into strategy. F3 covers financial strategy, capital structure, investment appraisal, mergers and acquisitions, and managing financial risk — the technical core of senior finance leadership.
📌 30-day free access — selected video lectures, practice questions and a mini mock to kickstart your preparation.
- £12+ after
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Test yourself in the operational case study format before exam day. Practise applying E1, P1 and F1 thinking to real business scenarios — the synthesis skill that decides whether you pass or resit at this level.
📌 30-day free access (during the active pre-seen window) — selected pre-seen materials, expert videos and a mini mock to kickstart your case study preparation.
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Pull together everything from E2, P2 and F2 in genuine management-level case scenarios. MCS tests judgement, prioritisation and written communication under exam pressure — and most students underestimate how different it feels from the objective tests.
📌 30-day free access (during the active pre-seen window) — selected pre-seen materials, expert videos and a mini mock to kickstart your case study preparation.
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The final hurdle before becoming a CGMA. SCS asks you to think like a senior advisor — synthesising E3, P3 and F3 across complex strategic decisions, with the writing maturity examiners expect at this level.
📌 30-day free access (during the active pre-seen window) — selected pre-seen materials, expert videos and a mini mock to kickstart your case study preparation.
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Case Study free packages are tied to the current pre-seen materials and refresh with each exam window — once signed up, you’ll always have access to the latest version.
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When I founded Practice Tests Academy, I wanted students to walk into their CIMA exams feeling like they'd already sat one — calm, prepared and confident in what was coming.
The free package is genuinely free because I want you to see exactly what we do before you commit to anything. Try the platform for 30 days, work through real exam-style questions, watch a video lecture, run a mini mock — and decide for yourself.
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Your Questions, Answered
Everything you need to know before starting your free CIMA exam prep with Practice Tests Academy.
Is the free package really free? Do I need to enter card details?
Yes — it's genuinely free. No card details, no hidden charges, no auto-renewal. All you need is an email address to sign up. We're confident enough in the quality of our materials that we'd rather let you try them risk-free than lock you into anything.
How long do I have access to the free materials?
You get 30 days of full access from the moment you sign up. That's enough time to genuinely test our platform, work through the practice questions, watch the video lectures and decide whether we're the right fit for your CIMA preparation.
What's included in the free CIMA package?
For Operational, Management and Strategic level papers, each free package includes:
- Full Chapter 1 access — video lectures, summary notes, flashcards and end-of-chapter questions
- Practice questions — exam-style multiple-choice questions to reinforce your understanding
- Expert tutor debrief videos — explaining how to approach CIMA-style questions
- A 10-question mini mock covering the full exam syllabus, in real exam conditions
BA (Certificate) packages are practice-focused — questions and a mini mock, no video lectures. Case Study packages include selected pre-seen materials and an exam simulator.
Which CIMA papers can I get free access to?
Free packages are available across the full CIMA Professional Qualification:
- Certificate Level: BA1, BA2, BA3, BA4
- Operational Level: E1, P1, F1, OCS
- Management Level: E2, P2, F2, MCS
- Strategic Level: E3, P3, F3, SCS
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Are your materials aligned with the current CIMA syllabus?
Yes — and we take this seriously. Practice Tests Academy is a CIMA-registered tuition provider, and our content is reviewed and updated to reflect the current CIMA syllabus. We also work in partnership with Kaplan Publishing and BPP, ensuring our materials match the standard examiners expect. Our questions are written in genuine CIMA exam style — not generic accountancy practice.
How do Case Study free packages work?
Case Study free packages (OCS, MCS, SCS) are tied to the current pre-seen materials released by CIMA, and refresh with each exam window. Once signed up, you'll always have access to the latest version of the pre-seen, expert videos and a mini mock — so it's well worth signing up close to your exam window.
What happens after my 30 days of free access?
Your free access simply ends — there's nothing to cancel and you won't be charged. If you've enjoyed the platform and want to keep going, you can upgrade to a paid package at any time. If it's not for you, no problem — there's no obligation either way.
How is Practice Tests Academy different from Kaplan or BPP?
We're not a replacement for them — we're a practice-first complement. Kaplan and BPP are excellent for syllabus coverage and textbook learning. Practice Tests Academy is built specifically around the part most students underestimate: doing enough realistic, exam-standard questions in a real-time exam environment to actually pass.
Most of our students use us alongside their main provider — and through our official Kaplan and BPP partnerships, you can access their study notes and eBooks directly via our platform.