What would you do if you were a business advisor for the day? Eighty local students found out what it was like to walk in the shoes of finance professionals, as they focused on key employability skills to formulate strategic business advice for a real life organisation and delivered this to their board of directors, just like real chartered accountants.
Moreton Hall School impressed the panel of judges and will go on to represent the West Midlands at the National Final which takes place in June. The team from Queen Mary's Grammar School were the runners up and all teams can be rightly proud of their achievements in dealing with a very demanding business challenge. This was one of 43 heats attracting over 3,000 students from across the UK
Head Judge Neil Phillips, Director at Phillips Chartered Accountants said: “I was delighted to see 13 teams taking part in this year’s competition which reflects the growing interest from schools in a career as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant.
The teams demonstrated strong teamwork and an ability to work under pressure and impressed the judges with their confidence in their presentations.
The winners, Moreton Hall School, gave a highly polished performance and showed an ability to ‘think outside the box’ . I wish them every success in the national final.’’
Mentor, James Eyre-Walker, Managing Director of Howsons Chartered Accountants said: “I was very impressed with the way the students approached the challenge and worked co-operatively to deliver a coherent presentation to address the issues faced within the case study”
He added “BASE is a great example of how schools, employers and young people can work together to improve skills, and can also give business leaders the opportunity to learn what motivates the next generation of talent."
