THE PANEL
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Pitch It is a national competition that gives teenagers in years 10 to 13 the opportunity to develop, refine, and pitch a real business idea to a panel of experienced industry judges.
Pitch It is designed to build entrepreneurial thinking, communication skills, and commercial awareness. It gives young people a genuine taste of what it takes to bring a business idea to life.
Entry is free and open to all secondary schools, online schools and homeschooling students.
WHO CAN ENTER
Open to students aged 14-18. Teams of between one and four students may enter.
A maximum of four teams may apply per school.
A maximum of four teams may apply per school.
HOW IT WORKS
1
Stage 1
Sign-up Stage
Simply sign up using the form below. You will receive a welcome email, with guidance to follow in late September.
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Stage 2
Guidance
All registered teams will receive structured guidance on how to develop their business idea, identify a market opportunity, and build a compelling pitch to put to the judges.
Guidance will be sent out in the last week of September
3
Stage 3
Video Entry
Teams submit a 60-second video pitch outlining their business idea. Entries are reviewed by our industry panel, and the strongest pitches will be selected to progress to the semi-final.
Video submission deadline 11th December
Semi-finalists will be announced at the end of January 2027
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Stage 4
Semi-Final
Shortlisted teams pitch live online to an industry professional, receive expert feedback and coaching, then deliver a second refined pitch. Four finalists will be selected to progress.
Semi-finals will be held in the week of the 8th of March 2027
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Stage 5
Final
Finalists pitch to a full panel of industry judges, answer questions on their business idea, and receive detailed feedback. After deliberation, the winner of Pitch It is announced.
Live competition final will be held on the 17th of March 2027
KEY DATES
End of September 2026: Guidance will be sent to participants
December 11, 2026: Video submission deadline
End of January 2027: Semi-finalists announced
Week of March 8, 2027: Semi-finals held
March 17, 2027: Live final will be held
APPLY
Registration is free. To enter, complete the form below. For more information contact us at: pitchit@highgroveducation.com
Pitch It is open to students aged 14–18 at the time of entry.
View the Terms & Conditions here.
