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ICAEW BASE business challenge to help North East students 5 March 2016

School and college students from across the North East will take part in the Newcastle and Middlesbrough heats of ICAEW’s national business and accounting competition during March 2016.
ICAEW BASE

ICAEW BASE links schools, students and employers to develop employability skills and provide an insight into what a career in accountancy, business and finance might be like.

Assuming the role of ICAEW Chartered Accountants, the students will analyse a business situation, before being asked to present their ideas to a panel of top business professionals.

The students will work collaboratively during the business challenge to develop insight as well as recommendations which they will present at the end of the day.

The judges will be looking for the students to demonstrate being business-savvy and making practical suggestions, drawing upon the support each team will have from their business mentor.

North East firms supporting

The Newcastle and Middlesbrough heats of BASE are being supported by local firms and businesses who are providing professional mentors and judges.

Following the successful Cumbria heat which has already taken place in Carlisle, BASE 2016 takes place in Newcastle on 9 March and in Middlesbrough on 15 March 2016.

Winning team Newcastle High School with head judge Peter Longmore and mentor Nicola Hendry

Winning team of Newcastle BASE 2015 heat were Newcastle High School with head judge Peter Longmore and mentor Nicola Hendry

Winning teams to represent the North East in ICAEW BASE 2016 national final

The winning team from each of the Newcastle and Middlesbrough heats will go on to represent the North East at the national final in Birmingham in June.

Last year’s winners of the Newcastle 2015 heat were Newcastle High School for Girls (pictured above) and the runners up were Durham School.

Last year’s winners of the Teesside 2015 heat were Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough (pictured below) and the runners up were Northallerton College.

Prior Pursglove win Teesside ICAEW BASE - Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

Winning team of Teesside BASE 2015 heat were Prior Pursglove College, Guisborough pictured with head judge Rob Tindle

Rob Tindle, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA), said: ‘We are looking forward to running ICAEW BASE again in both Newcastle and Middlesbrough. This follows the recent Carlisle 2016 heat which we ran again in Carlisle on 24 February which was won by Carlisle College.

BASE gives students an opportunity to look beyond the numbers, demonstrate strategic and ethical thinking and develop well-rounded advice and there has been strong interest from schools across the north east to take part.

Each team also gets the opportunity to work with their own mentor, a local business professional who is a member of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants, which is also a great way for the students to find out more about future careers in business and finance across Northern England.’

Cumbria students already through to national final of ICAEW BASE 2016

The Cumbria heat of ICAEW BASE was held in Carlisle on 24 February and was supported by firms and businesses across Cumbria. The head judges in Carlisle were Jeanette Brown (Dodd & Co) and Andrew Jackson (National Audit Office) both past presidents of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants.

The winners of ICAEW BASE 2016 Cumbria heat were Carlisle College and the runners up were Nelson Thomlinson School, Wigton.

Find out more about ICAEW BASE

For further information about BASE and how to participate please visit icaew.com/base

About Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

The Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) represents 4,000 ICAEW members and ACA students working in business and the finance profession across the North East of England, Teesside, Northern Yorkshire and Cumbria. We have been assisting businesses in the north of England and producing chartered accountants for over 130 years.

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