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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

2025-26 was a brilliant year for School Tasking, as we continued to grow in terms of universities involved, numbers of schools & pupils reached, and self-reported improvements to key skills 🎉 You can get in touch with us at schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk or visit taskmastereducation.com/school-tasking

2,300+ 9-10 year olds across the UK & Ireland
28 universities
42% of participants in receipt of free school meals
Compared with 26%
English average
Up to 20% improvement in skills like problem solving*
7 regional finals
Our Impact in 2025-2026
65 schools
4.4 out of 5 average enjoyment rating
Champion of Champions
hosted by Dr Little Alex Horne
*Student self-reported skills before & after delivery

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Nathan K. Hensley @nathankhensley.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Everywhere you look real knowledge is being fenced off, but slop is always available for free

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Watch the video to find out if YOU might be the lucky winner of the School Tasking raffle this year! 🎉 If your name is one of those read out as runners-up or as the winner, we'll be in touch with you soon! 🤩

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

🚨 The School Tasking raffle ends at midnight TODAY 🚨 Last chance to get tickets to win a tour of the house, & ACTUAL TASK, with Alex Horne 🤩 Our winners from last year had the most fabulous time & that could be you! Tickets are only £5 each & enter at warwick.ac.uk/.../lawoutre... but hurry! ⏰

Alex Horne in the middle of two people outside the Taskmaster House. All smiling at the camera.

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

School Tasking is expanding beyond Law 🎉 At the University of Warwick, we're about to pilot a STEM version, an Arts version & a Sociology version. Interested in potentially getting involved in the rollout in future? Get in touch with us on schooltasking@warwick.ac.uk - we'd love to hear from you!

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fancy winning a tour of the @taskmaster.tv house & the chance to do an ACTUAL task with @alexhorne.bsky.social? Now is your chance! Our raffle is open again for this year! 🎉 Tickets are just £5 each & 100% of the proceeds go to the project 👍🏼 Head to: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/... GOOD LUCK! 🍀

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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We go on holiday in a couple of weeks and our finances are currently sub-optimal so I’m opening up ten Silly Little Guy slots. Usual rules apply: ⭐️ No portraits ⭐️ £30 each (via PayPal) ⭐️ Just simple silly guys My DMs are open! As ever, any and all shares are appreciated x

Sixteen assorted avi doodles or things ranging from a frog riding a slug to a koala levitating on its own farts, via a happy taco and a dog eating a slice of pizza

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

As of today, I’m now Professor Mummy and, hey, that feels pretty lovely 🤩 Think I might also make my official title ‘Professor Ali O Yer’ as per the left-hand page of this card… Thanks to all who have supported me along the way. I’ve had a top-notch team of supporters 🥹

Card saying ‘to Professor Mummy, Well done for being Professor Mummy now! Love Annie’

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

All books from @brisunipress.bsky.social are half price until the end of July with the code BUP07, including our newly published book on Legal Education in the Classroom at the below link 👍🏼

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Martin Rak @martinrak.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Light & Shadow

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Across the Sound of Raasay

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It's out now! Should legal education be your bag, please do consider adding it to your collection or seeing if your library might want to stock it. It would be very much appreciated & it is, hopefully, a useful book for anyone who works with young people & thinks that they should learn about Law 👍🏼

bristoluniversitypress.co.uk

Legal Education in the Classroom

Legal Education in the Classroom - The Transformative Potential of Community Engaged Teaching and Learning; This book shows how children can master legal concepts through playful, community-engaged te...

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

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 ✅

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Dr Ellie Mackin Roberts @elliemackinroberts.net · 26/06/2026

Today I am feeling incandescent rage at the way successive governments have absolutely failed higher education in this country and are basically wilfully refusing to do anything about it even though universities are huge employers and economic drivers of so many cities across the country.

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Lee Madgwick @leemadgwick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Latest painting. Oil and acrylic on canvas

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Rainbow on the River Coe #Scotland #GlenCoe #Highlands www.damianshields.com

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Puppy sitting was so much fun that we got one of our own…

A fox red Golador pup looks at the camera.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Online book launch for this happening next Wednesday (24 June at 11:30am. Speakers are Professor @lauralundy.bsky.social & Professor Dawn Watkins, so it's sure to be a rich discussion. Register here to attend: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

You are cordially invited to the online launch of
Legal Education in the Classroom -
The transformative potential of community engaged teaching and learning
A book by Suzanne Egan, Deirdre McGillicuddy & Alison Struthers
24th June 2026 @ 11:30am (IST)
We are delighted to welcome our guest speakers
Professor Laura Lundy
Professor Emerita of Children's Rights, Queen's University Belfast &
Professor of Law at University College Cork.
Professor Dawn Watkins
Professor of Law, University of Sheffield

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

15 minutes; no questions; government got the blame; my department to have 60% of us sacked. Apparently sacking us will lead to a ‘new, improved’ curriculum. No voluntary scheme, straight to selection and legal minimum redundancy payment.

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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...

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 21/03/2026

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares, T-shirts and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

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Explore bold and colourful designs by Gail Myerscough, featuring prints, homewares, and stationery. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.

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Steve Carter @shieldaig.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Bright and blue out there this morning (Upper Loch Torridon 07:15)

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

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! 🤩

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News coverage of Ireland School Tasking Regional Final

YouTube video by Taskmaster Education

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

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...

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Late tide at Talisker bay #Scotland #IsleofSkye #Talisker www.damianshields.com

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

School Tasking is being piloted in Iceland this year 🤩 Hopefully the first of many international versions of the project 🤞🏼 Just back from training a brilliant student team in beautiful Reykjavík 💙

Reykjavík harbour with boats in the foreground, snow covered mountains behind and blue sky with clouds.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

We've had more academic misconduct referrals for a single module this year than we had for the whole of the LLB last year. Higher education is doomed on all fronts.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Whilst I'm promoting small businesses, another shout out for Maisie Parkes (@maisieparkes on Instagram) for making absolutely gorgeous tiny replicas of houses ♥️ There are so many talented humans out there that shopping on Amazon really does seem completely absurd.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Gail's products really are the most beautiful & high quality items. The thing in my life I get complimented on the most? My amazing bookshelf phone case 📚 Do check out her website & support her wonderful small business ♥️

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

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

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Dawn light over Loch Caol, Isle of Skye #Scotland #Sligachan #IsleofSkye www.damianshields.com

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Iceland is, quite simply, a completely wonderful country. And the best part? I'm getting to go back next week because we're piloting @schooltasking.bsky.social with the University of Iceland (coinciding with the country getting its own version of the show) 🙌🏼

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Paul Willson @pauljwillson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Hebridean mood

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

With my other hat on, we're doing some fun work with Comic Relief this year 🙌🏼 If you're in education, enjoy being silly, and are a fan of Taskmaster, do get involved. Details below 👇🏼

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

We've reached peak 'we'd love to have you at this conference but it *is* in the USA, so we'd understand if you'd rather gnaw off your own arm' territory.

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Hard to describe something I could possibly hate more than “Machine that destroys books to consolidate corporate information dominance”

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Damian Shields @damianshields.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Moon glimmer over Loch Eishort #IsleofSkye #Scotland #Highlands www.damianshields.com

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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.

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