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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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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 · 20/08/2026

The School Tasking raffle closes next Mon 24th August at midnight. First prize is a tour of the Taskmaster House and a task with little Alex Horne! 5 runners up will win their own little needle felted assistant with its own tiny signed task. Enter at warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/...

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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 · 17/08/2026

🚨Final week to enter the School Tasking raffle! 🚨

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

All the information is in the task! 💌🏠🏆 warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/...

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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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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

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

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

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 💌

Text that says "I'm proud that over these 4 years I have been consistent in something. It's helped to have tangible opportunities on showcasing leadership skills"

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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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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

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....

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“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...

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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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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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

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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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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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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

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Microsoft Forms

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

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 🤩

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School Tasking Champion of Champions 2025 🏆

YouTube video by Taskmaster Education

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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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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

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...

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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

📚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

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

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

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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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Jo Sinton-Hewitt @josintonhewitt.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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 ⬇️

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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 · 08/01/2026

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

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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

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?

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

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.

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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.

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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

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...

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

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... 👀

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Nudging this one. A big thank you to those who have already donated or entered the raffle.

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Took littlest to the gorgeous children’s bookshop, How Brave is The Wren, in King’s Heath this afternoon to see one of her favourite people, @alexhorne.bsky.social, & collect 50 copies of the @thehornesection.bsky.social’s super Make Some Noise 🎼🎶 #SchoolTasking prizes for 25-26 sorted!

Child with smiley face sticker over her face next to Alex Horne in a bookshop.

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Taskmaster Education @taskmasteredu.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

School trips just got even better… @taskmasteredu.bsky.social × @englishheritage.bsky.social = chaos, history and creativity combined. Teachers - we've created a special set of tasks to use during your trip. www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/school... @taskmaster.tv @alexhorne.bsky.social

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Ali Struthers @dralistruthers.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Some things are exciting even when you work for #Taskmaster 🏆

Phil Jemmett and Ali Struthers holding the Greg’s head trophy from Taskmaster.

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

You can make your own Little Little Alex (or Greg) using the patterns available in Triin's online shop at below link 🧶 Tiny versions of yourself are also available (though @dralistruthers.bsky.social would like it to be noted that the Tiny Ali was a gift & she's not, in fact, an egomaniac)

Ali Struthers smiling at the camera with a miniature crocheted version of herself standing next to Little Alex Horne smiling at the camera with a miniature crocheted version of himself.

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

These Little Little Alexes have been the School Tasking project mascot for 4 years now & are made by the unbelievably talented Triin Lane (Crafty Estonean on Instagram). Looks like Little Little Alex is getting his 15 minutes of fame on the show tonight!

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Jo Sinton-Hewitt @josintonhewitt.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

To celebrate #Taskmaster day, I've woken up my Etsy shop (after being asleep for six months 😅). Just a couple of Alexes in there for now but hopefully more soon! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Felt...

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Whilst we're on the subject of #Taskmaster, our 2024-25 impact report is now available: taskmastereducation.com/sites/defaul... We're so proud of the fact that last year we worked with schools in some of the least-advantaged areas across the UK & Ireland. And the kids really enjoyed the project 🤩

In 2024-25
28 Universities
In 6 regions across the UK and Ireland
and approximately 1,900 children from 51 schools took part.
The primary schools taking part meet the criteria for widening participation, with
higher than average numbers of pupils receiving free school meals and/or a lower
than average attainment level (pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing,
and maths)
For the cohort in this study, the average number of pupils receiving free school meals
is 39.9% (England only; nationally this is 25.9%)
The average attainment level of the schools in our cohort is 56.4% (England only;
nationally this is 61%)

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

OOOH! Happy #Taskmaster day to all those who celebrate 🎉

Alex Horne making an 'ooh' face wearing a suit and a badge that says 'Taskmaster's Assistant'

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School Tasking @schooltasking.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Whilst looking for a specific photo, we stumbled upon this absolute gem from the #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions.

A chicken and Alex Horne look at the camera. A School Tasking participant looks at the chicken.

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Hello! I’m fundraising for SHOC. Here’s my JustGiving page, if you’d like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/littlea...

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