@schooltasking
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
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 your interest here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
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 🤩
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
Image of a stage with Alex Horne, Ali Struthers and a giant yellow duck. Watched by an audience of young children. School Tasking logo in the top right corner.
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! 🙏
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
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📚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
Special commendations go to
💌The flaming mango cheese balls
💌Slightly Awkward Potatoes
💌 Badger
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
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.
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.
James Blake-Lobb, Ali Struthers and Hannah Fry smile at the camera.
Ali Struthers, Hannah Fry and James Blake-Lobb smile at the camera.
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?
Lots and lots of School Tasking workbooks
And so it begins! This year's season of School Tasking sessions start today at The University of Warwick 🎉💌
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 ⬇️
Any teachers coming to BETT later this month, do come and say hello! We're very friendly 👋🏽
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?
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'.
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.
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 🎟️
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We're so excited and proud to be shortlisted for this award in a category with so many brilliant initiatives 🏆🤞 @timeshighered.bsky.social
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
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... 👀
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...
Nudging this one. A big thank you to those who have already donated or entered the raffle.
Child with smiley face sticker over her face next to Alex Horne in a bookshop.
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!
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
Phil Jemmett and Ali Struthers holding the Greg’s head trophy from Taskmaster.
Some things are exciting even when you work for #Taskmaster 🏆
Hmm, the link disappeared from the post. It's here:
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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)
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!
Needle felted little Alex Horne
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...
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%)
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 🤩
Alex Horne making an 'ooh' face wearing a suit and a badge that says 'Taskmaster's Assistant'
OOOH! Happy #Taskmaster day to all those who celebrate 🎉
