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School Tasking

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National outreach project for less-advantaged primary schools | Created by @dralistruthers.bsky.social at Warwick Law & now running at 34 universities across the UK & Ireland | ✉️ schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk | www.taskmastereducation.com/school-tasking

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 2d ago

Exciting plans afoot at School Tasking HQ this week...all the information will be in the task (and on our social media) 💌

A taskmaster envelope with a school tasking seal

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 2w ago

Looking back on another brilliant year of #schooltasking. It's been wonderful to see the impact this project has on the primary school pupils, teachers and university students involved 💌

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · last mo.

It's here! Our brilliant #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions video by the magnificent team Lightyear Films Ltd 🎥 The kids were superb ✅ The School Tasking Team were the best around ✅ Little Alex Horne was a top-notch host, as always ✅ The Attorney General was a superb special guest ✅

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · last mo.

Other people writing about School Tasking is always something of a 'pinch me' moment, but I had the pleasure of reading drafts of this super article when it was being written, so it's lovely to see it out in the wild: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

“A rare and invaluable experience”: using School Tasking as a high-quality work experience opportunity for widening participation law students

Widening participation (WP) students face greater barriers in securing work experience placements compared to their non-WP counterparts due to structural inequities in our society. Many WP students...

tandfonline.com

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Taskmaster's Alex Horne hosts competition for pupils

The School Tasking final introduces children to the law through a range of fun activities.

bbc.co.uk

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A short op-ed in the Law Gazette about #SchoolTasking and why public legal education is important from a young age.

Public legal education belongs in every classroom

Millions of children will never encounter public legal education in any meaningful form. That needs to change.

lawgazette.co.uk

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Oh what fun we had at the #SchoolTasking West Regional Final at Kenilworth Castle! 🏰 Next stop for the winning team, Cov on Top, from Charter Academy (working with us at Warwick Law School) is the Champion of Champions in June with @alexhorne.bsky.social 🎉 🏆

I keep seeing all the wonderful posts from other School Tasking team members (well done Lloyd Gash, Diana Kirsch, John Lunney, and loads of the brilliant student team members across the competition 👏🏼) and it puts me to shame for being utterly useless at social media...

So, popping on to do a shout out for the Regional Final for the West Region, hosted at the most spectacular venue, Kenilworth Castle 🏰

Five superb Year 5 teams from University of Warwick, University of Derby, University of Wolverhampton, University of Birmingham and University of South Wales competed against each other in a bid to be crowned West Region Champions and it was Warwick Law that won the day with the team from Charter Academy - well done Cov on Top! We'll see you at the Champion of Champions in June! 🏆

Well done to all competing teams on the day - your enthusiasm was infectious and you all put in so much effort 👏🏼 Thanks to the teachers, students, and university staff (Nia Stead, Ruth Dawson, Jennifer Plumbley) who helped on the day and huge thanks to my amazing team, Jo Sinton-Hewitt and Phil Jemmett for being the best comrades and being able to nail a jump shot 📸

Huge thanks to English Heritage for always being so generous in their support of School Tasking and to the always brilliant, Stuart Hollis, for his beautiful photographs.

An aerial shot of Kenilworth Castle with blue sky behind.

The School Tasking team jumping in front of the giant Taskmaster duck: Jo Sinton-Hewitt, Ali Struthers and Phil Jemmett.

Children in groups inside the Stables venue at Kenilworth Castle.

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ready for the School Tasking West Regional Final at Kenilworth Castle!

Ali Struthers@dralistruthers.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There’s been a murder…

An inflatable duck lying halfway out the door of a building at kenilworth Castle.

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This book features a case study chapter on School Tasking, but not in terms of a shiny 'here's why the project is wonderful' pitch. Instead, it's an honest reflection on everything that has been difficult over 5 years (time, funding, engagement, data etc.) because maybe that's more useful...

Ali Struthers@dralistruthers.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Available for pre-order now, should legal education be your bag...or maybe you have budget to use up before year end? Oh, wait, nobody has budget anymore. But, available in paperback, not prohibitively expensive, & hopefully useful! That's my pitch! bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/legal-educat...

Cover of Legal Education in the Classroom: The transformative potential of community engaged teaching and learning by Suzanne Egan, Deirdre McGillicuddy and Alison Struthers.

Beige cover with coloured pencils.

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The first #SchoolTasking Regional Final is in the bag! 🏆 Well done to the team from Stanhope Street Primary School in Dublin who will be joining us in Warwick for the Champion of Champions in June! 🤩

News coverage of Ireland School Tasking Regional Final

YouTube video by Taskmaster Education

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are you a school close to Warwick University & would like to join us on 17 June to watch the School Tasking Champion of Champions (hosted by me!)? 🏆 Tickets are free but transport is not covered. Register here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Microsoft Forms

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Snippet of the joy here below! If your school can get to Warwick campus, we'd love to have you. And if your school is in a less-advantaged area, there are also some outreach activities going on during the day. Do drop us a message to find out more on schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk or register below 🤩

School Tasking Champion of Champions 2025 🏆

YouTube video by Taskmaster Education

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Little Alex Horne@alexhorne.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Please do read and drop us a message if you're an organisation interested in finding out more. Link to the Fundraising Pack: taskmastereducation.com/sites/defaul... Link to the YouTube video: youtu.be/rDy0kNIXKOg?... Thank you! 🙏

As everyone in the sector knows, Higher Education is in trouble. Funding and time for projects like School Tasking is becoming increasingly scarce and we're being forced to make choices about what we can and cannot fund as the project continues to grow.

Dedicated staff and student teams at universities across the UK and Ireland are the reason that we are able to keep the joy alive, but we really do rely on the support of generous organisations in enabling us to continue reaching some of of the least-advantaged schools across both countries.

With thanks this year to our generous supporters (Addleshaw Goddard, IPO Education - Cracking Ideas, English Heritage and Warwick Law) and to Alex Horne and Avalon Entertainment for last year's raffle that enabled us to roll forward funds into this year. Alex also generously gives up his time each year to run our Champion of Champions Final, which isn't the easiest thing to do when you're the busiest man on the planet.

We're very much in need of additional support to keep the project afloat and would greatly appreciate any sponsor interest. We have a fundraising pack for any interested organisations and we're able to provide comprehensive data on how financial support directly benefits children in less-advantaged schools.

To find out more about School Tasking and how you can get involved, please see our Fundraising Pack here: https://lnkd.in/gWjhQcuQ

And you can see a glimpse of the joy of School Tasking here: https://lnkd.in/g8hA2N6J

Please do reach out to us on schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk if you'd like to find out more about how your organisation could be involved.

And please do share as widely as possible. We'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you

Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ali and James had a chat with the EdTech Podcast at the Bett Show last month. They talk about the origins and impact of Taskmaster Club. #EdTechPodcast #Taskmaster #TaskmasterEducation podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/3...

Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 6mo ago

📚Taskmaster Book Club @alexhorne.bsky.social introduces a 90-minute Taskmaster Club session where young people tackle book-inspired tasks in teams—designed to promote reading for pleasure. Perfect for #WorldBookDay and the #YearOfReading taskmastereducation.com/buy-resources #Taskmaster #goallin

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Before our #SchoolTasking students went into their schools we asked them to guess the most popular team name... and nobody got it right! Out of the 45 year 5 teams involved the most popular name was...chicken nuggets

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If you're a school close to Warwick Arts Centre & would like to join us on 17 June to watch the #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions, hosted by @alexhorne.bsky.social, then do register your interest at this link: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... Tickets are free but transport is not covered.

Poster showing Ali Struthers and Alex Horne on stage in the Warwick Arts Centre in front of of a crowd of children, with a large rubber duck to the left hand side of the stage.

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Last year at BETT 2026 we had the legendary Sir Stephen Fry as our guest #Taskmaster. This year, it was the turn of the equally legendary Professor Hannah Fry. Which Fry will it be next year?

James Blake-Lobb, Ali Struthers and Hannah Fry smile at the camera.

Ali Struthers, Hannah Fry and James Blake-Lobb smile at the camera.

Jo Sinton-Hewitt @josintonhewitt.bsky.social · 7mo ago

And so it begins! This year's season of School Tasking sessions start today at The University of Warwick 🎉💌

Lots and lots of School Tasking workbooks

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Delighted to have contributed a chapter on School Tasking to this great collection put together by the dream team of Steven Montagu-Cairns, Craig Newbery-Jones & David Yuratich. Hats off to them for bringing together such a great collection 👏🏼 Available for pre-order now at the below link ⬇️

How To Apply Game-Based Learning in Legal Education

This innovative How to Guide brings together pioneering educators to explore the integration of gaming into the law classroom, focusing on actionable insights and best practices using both academicall...

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Any teachers coming to BETT later this month, do come and say hello! We're very friendly 👋🏽

Taskmaster Education@taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We had a brilliant time at BETT UK last year with none other than Sir Stephen Fry as our guest Taskmaster 🤩 We'll be opening the show again this year in the Arena with some tasks to get everyone warmed up & ready for the day. If you'll be there, be sure to pop along (& do say hello afterwards) 👋🏽

Ali Struthers and James Blake-Lobb from Taskmaster Education stand either side of Sir Stephen Fry. All are looking at the camera and smiling.

Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We can’t wait to head to #BettUK2026 on the 21st. Join us for some tasking fun at 8:50 in the Arena. Who else will be there?

The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)@ascl-uk.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#BettUK2026 takes place from 21 to 23 January and we're delighted to be a partner for this superb event celebrating #education. Planning on attending and not sure what to expect? Bett Show's Duncan Verry outlines the main takeaways for you and your team in his guest blog: https://ow.ly/cc2w50XRQPu

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We forced the enormous teddy bear out of storage, into Alex's car, into Alex's house (terrifying his dog), into my car, up the M40, back down to Alex's house, & back to the #Taskmaster House. So, after all that, the production team inevitably thought 'we should probably use this in a task'.

James Blake-Lobb helping a child carry a massive teddy bear whilst Phil Jemmett looks on, sniggering.

School Tasking@schooltasking.bsky.social · last yr.

Not just one #Taskmaster celebrity featuring in the Champion of Champions next week... 🏆

Alex Horne sitting in the front seat of a car with the GIANT teddy from Taskmaster season 10.

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Schools local to Warwick Arts Centre! 📣 Fancy joining us for the joyful chaos that is the #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions on Wed 17 June 2026 at 1pm? 🏆 Booking is now open here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/DFq0yskz1L Tickets are free but schools will have to arrange their own transport 🎟️

Poster for School Tasking Champion of Champions with Alex Horne standing beside a child dressed as a chicken. Free entry for year 5 or 6 classes with higher than average % of free school meals. Email schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk for tickets.

Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 8mo ago

At the beginning of every month we publish Taskmaster Education Connect to everyone on our mailing list. It includes all the latest news on promotions, resources, live events and everything connected to Taskmaster Education. Sign up below. 👇👇👇 taskmastereducation.com/mailing-list...

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 9mo ago

We're so excited and proud to be shortlisted for this award in a category with so many brilliant initiatives 🏆🤞 @timeshighered.bsky.social

Ali Struthers@dralistruthers.bsky.social · 9mo ago

School Tasking is up for Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year at tonight’s @timeshighered.bsky.social Awards 2025 🏆 Representing the best project team ever is the wonderful @philjemmett.bsky.social, so please wish us luck 🤞🏼 And well done & good luck to everyone nominated 🤩

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Times Higher Education (THE)@timeshighered.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Outreach initiatives such as ‘School Tasking’ help academics connect with young learners and make higher education feel approachable, write Ali Struthers and Alex Horne: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/snail... #Academia #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #EduSky

Snails, Jaffa Cakes and rubber ducks: making outreach playful

Outreach initiatives like ‘School Tasking’ show how academics can break down barriers, engage young learners, and make higher education feel accessible rather than intimidating

timeshighereducation.com

Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 10mo ago

We wrote a thing! But, perhaps more importantly, this @timeshighered.bsky.social article contains an exclusive on whether @alexhorne.bsky.social considers Jaffa Cakes to be cakes or biscuits... 👀

School Tasking@schooltasking.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New article in @timeshighered.bsky.social by @dralistruthers.bsky.social & (Dr) @alexhorne.bsky.social on the importance of being playful in outreach with children 🤩 www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/snail...

School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Snails, Jaffa Cakes and rubber ducks: making outreach playful

Outreach initiatives like ‘School Tasking’ show how academics can break down barriers, engage young learners, and make higher education feel accessible rather than intimidating

timeshighereducation.com