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Morpeth students through to ICAEW BASE 2016 national final 11 March 2016

King Edward VI School, Morpeth – winners of Newcastle heat of ICAEW BASE 2016 with head judge Rob Tindle, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

King Edward VI School, Morpeth – winners of Newcastle heat of ICAEW BASE 2016 with head judge Rob Tindle, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants and their mentor

Students from King Edward VI School, Morpeth demonstrated their business acumen and beat off competition from other local teams to win the Newcastle heat of ICAEW’s national business and accounting competition, BASE on 8 March.

King Edward VI Schiool, Morpeth impressed the judges and will go on to represent the north east at the national final which takes place at in Birmingham in June. This was one of 49 heats attracting over 3,000 students around the country.

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 had two hours to analyse a business situation, before presenting their ideas to a panel of top business professionals.

Keith Proudfoot, ICAEW Regional Director Northern & Scotland, said: “We were really impressed with the team’s collaboration and strategic thinking. These budding business advisers demonstrated looking beyond the numbers, showing that they had an excellent instinct for business and ethics in order to give well-rounded advice. I expect I’ll be seeing more of these young people in leading roles in the future.”

Head judge Rob Tindle, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants (NorSCA) said: “In the final presentations we looked for the ethical and financial rationale that supported the decisions made by the students. King Edward VI School, Morpeth showed excellent teamwork and role allocation in delivering a very comprehensive recommendation. The team from Newcastle High School for Girls were the runners up and all the Newcastle teams can be rightly proud of their achievements in dealing with a very challenging business challenge.”

Rebecca Taylor, Business Teacher at King Edward VI School said: “The group of students produced a very well thought out, professional presentation and business recommendations. I was extremely proud of their performance and above all, pleased to see the enjoyment they got from the day.”

The BASE competition attracted school teams from across the north east and was supported by local firms and businesses including Deloitte, EY, Kaplan Financial, KPMG, National Audit Office, Newcastle University Business School, PwC, Tait Walker and Tindles, Chartered Accountants who provided professional mentors and judges.

The runners-up of ICAEW BASE Newcastle 2016 were Newcastle High School for Girls (pictured below).

BASE Newcastle 2016

Newcastle High School for Girls – runners-up of ICAEW BASE Newcastle 2016 with Rob Tindle, President of Northern Society of Chartered Accountants

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

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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