School Tasking
@schooltasking.bsky.social
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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· Jul 10
School Tasking Champion of Champions 2025 🏆
YouTube video by Taskmaster Education
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It's here! Our amazing #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions video from Lightyear Films 🤩
Please watch & enjoy our wonderful, chaotic day celebrating these brilliant kids taking centre stage alongside @alexhorne.bsky.social 👏
Also, the end quote from Da Nuggets is just 👌 😂
youtu.be/rDy0kNIXKOg
Please watch & enjoy our wonderful, chaotic day celebrating these brilliant kids taking centre stage alongside @alexhorne.bsky.social 👏
Also, the end quote from Da Nuggets is just 👌 😂
youtu.be/rDy0kNIXKOg
We're so excited and proud to be shortlisted for this award in a category with so many brilliant initiatives 🏆🤞 @timeshighered.bsky.social
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 🤩
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 🤩
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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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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
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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
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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...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/snail...
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
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/snail...
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
www.timeshighereducation.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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...
www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/snail...
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Nudging this one. A big thank you to those who have already donated or entered the raffle.
I’m joining SHOC for their Big Sleepout on October 10th! We’ll be trying to stay awake all night to raise funds and awareness to help tackle homelessness in the local area.
There are also Taskmaster prizes to be won! Click the link to find out how you can get involved.
linktr.ee/littlealexhorne
There are also Taskmaster prizes to be won! Click the link to find out how you can get involved.
linktr.ee/littlealexhorne
October 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Nudging this one. A big thank you to those who have already donated or entered the raffle.
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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!
#SchoolTasking prizes for 25-26 sorted!
October 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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!
#SchoolTasking prizes for 25-26 sorted!
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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
@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
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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
@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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Some things are exciting even when you work for #Taskmaster 🏆
September 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Some things are exciting even when you work for #Taskmaster 🏆
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)
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)
September 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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)
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!
Looks like Little Little Alex is getting his 15 minutes of fame on the show tonight!
September 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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!
Looks like Little Little Alex is getting his 15 minutes of fame on the show tonight!
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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...
September 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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...
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 🤩
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 🤩
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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 🤩
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 🤩
OOOH! Happy #Taskmaster day to all those who celebrate 🎉
September 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
OOOH! Happy #Taskmaster day to all those who celebrate 🎉
Whilst looking for a specific photo, we stumbled upon this absolute gem from the #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions.
September 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Whilst looking for a specific photo, we stumbled upon this absolute gem from the #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions.
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Hello! I’m fundraising for SHOC. Here’s my JustGiving page, if you’d like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/littlea...
September 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hello! I’m fundraising for SHOC. Here’s my JustGiving page, if you’d like to donate: www.justgiving.com/page/littlea...
And just to kick off the season with a lovely piece of news, we've been shortlisted for the @timeshighered.bsky.social Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year for 2025! 🏆
Check out this piece by @dralistruthers.bsky.social & @alexhorne.bsky.social that featured in THE last year 🤩
Check out this piece by @dralistruthers.bsky.social & @alexhorne.bsky.social that featured in THE last year 🤩
September 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
And just to kick off the season with a lovely piece of news, we've been shortlisted for the @timeshighered.bsky.social Widening Participation or Outreach Initiative of the Year for 2025! 🏆
Check out this piece by @dralistruthers.bsky.social & @alexhorne.bsky.social that featured in THE last year 🤩
Check out this piece by @dralistruthers.bsky.social & @alexhorne.bsky.social that featured in THE last year 🤩
We've been super quiet over the summer with the whole team having a well-earned rest, but #SchoolTasking action is ramping up once again for the start of the 2025-26 season!
Are you a university keen to find out more? Now is the time to reach out for an initial chat. It's LOTS of fun, we promise.
Are you a university keen to find out more? Now is the time to reach out for an initial chat. It's LOTS of fun, we promise.
September 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We've been super quiet over the summer with the whole team having a well-earned rest, but #SchoolTasking action is ramping up once again for the start of the 2025-26 season!
Are you a university keen to find out more? Now is the time to reach out for an initial chat. It's LOTS of fun, we promise.
Are you a university keen to find out more? Now is the time to reach out for an initial chat. It's LOTS of fun, we promise.
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And here are a few more of them - a small proportion of the fabulous OG #SchoolTasking cohort that took a punt on the project 3 years ago 🎓
July 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
And here are a few more of them - a small proportion of the fabulous OG #SchoolTasking cohort that took a punt on the project 3 years ago 🎓
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It's been a bit of a whirlwind starting #SchoolTasking 4 years ago & then ending up seconded to Avalon for 2 days of my working week co-running #TaskmasterEducation.
I stumbled across Maisie Parkes on Instagram & loved the little clay houses she made, so decided to commission a little memento 🤍
I stumbled across Maisie Parkes on Instagram & loved the little clay houses she made, so decided to commission a little memento 🤍
July 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's been a bit of a whirlwind starting #SchoolTasking 4 years ago & then ending up seconded to Avalon for 2 days of my working week co-running #TaskmasterEducation.
I stumbled across Maisie Parkes on Instagram & loved the little clay houses she made, so decided to commission a little memento 🤍
I stumbled across Maisie Parkes on Instagram & loved the little clay houses she made, so decided to commission a little memento 🤍
It's graduation season & the per'ect time to revisit the 'unniest hon grad speech o' them all 🎓
#SchoolTasking
#SchoolTasking
Alex Horne Honorary Doctorate Speech
YouTube video by Taskmaster Education
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July 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It's graduation season & the per'ect time to revisit the 'unniest hon grad speech o' them all 🎓
#SchoolTasking
#SchoolTasking
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Only managed to round up a few of them but I'm so pleased to be celebrating this graduating cohort today 🎓
These are the OG #SchoolTasking students: the ones who took a punt on my hare-brained scheme back in 2022 & have been the most brilliant team ever.
So proud of what they've achieved 👏
These are the OG #SchoolTasking students: the ones who took a punt on my hare-brained scheme back in 2022 & have been the most brilliant team ever.
So proud of what they've achieved 👏
July 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Only managed to round up a few of them but I'm so pleased to be celebrating this graduating cohort today 🎓
These are the OG #SchoolTasking students: the ones who took a punt on my hare-brained scheme back in 2022 & have been the most brilliant team ever.
So proud of what they've achieved 👏
These are the OG #SchoolTasking students: the ones who took a punt on my hare-brained scheme back in 2022 & have been the most brilliant team ever.
So proud of what they've achieved 👏
And if you're not so minded to read an academic paper (let's be honest, they're not widely regarded as light reading), then Ali & Alex wrote this snappier version last year about why #SchoolTasking runs in the way that it does for @timeshighered.bsky.social, so you could always read that instead 😉
July 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
And if you're not so minded to read an academic paper (let's be honest, they're not widely regarded as light reading), then Ali & Alex wrote this snappier version last year about why #SchoolTasking runs in the way that it does for @timeshighered.bsky.social, so you could always read that instead 😉
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When:
- you know Alex to be a lovely & multi-talented human;
- your youngest is his biggest fan; &
- your eldest is a reluctant reader,
it's really an obvious purchase to make. And from an independent bookshop too 📚
We're looking forward to reading it - congratulations @alexhorne.bsky.social 🎉
- you know Alex to be a lovely & multi-talented human;
- your youngest is his biggest fan; &
- your eldest is a reluctant reader,
it's really an obvious purchase to make. And from an independent bookshop too 📚
We're looking forward to reading it - congratulations @alexhorne.bsky.social 🎉
July 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
When:
- you know Alex to be a lovely & multi-talented human;
- your youngest is his biggest fan; &
- your eldest is a reluctant reader,
it's really an obvious purchase to make. And from an independent bookshop too 📚
We're looking forward to reading it - congratulations @alexhorne.bsky.social 🎉
- you know Alex to be a lovely & multi-talented human;
- your youngest is his biggest fan; &
- your eldest is a reluctant reader,
it's really an obvious purchase to make. And from an independent bookshop too 📚
We're looking forward to reading it - congratulations @alexhorne.bsky.social 🎉
If you're wondering why we run #SchoolTasking in the way that we do (big if) then please do have a read of this article, where we talk about the importance of:
- Early intervention for university outreach work;
- How gamification can make this work genuinely engaging for younger learners.
- Early intervention for university outreach work;
- How gamification can make this work genuinely engaging for younger learners.
School tasking in UK primary schools: widening access through early intervention and gameful design
School Tasking is a successful, university-led primary school outreach programme in law based on the format of the hit television show, Taskmaster. It borrows the fun, interactivity, and gentle com...
www.tandfonline.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
If you're wondering why we run #SchoolTasking in the way that we do (big if) then please do have a read of this article, where we talk about the importance of:
- Early intervention for university outreach work;
- How gamification can make this work genuinely engaging for younger learners.
- Early intervention for university outreach work;
- How gamification can make this work genuinely engaging for younger learners.
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I loved this day…
It's here! Our amazing #SchoolTasking Champion of Champions video from Lightyear Films 🤩
Please watch & enjoy our wonderful, chaotic day celebrating these brilliant kids taking centre stage alongside @alexhorne.bsky.social 👏
Also, the end quote from Da Nuggets is just 👌 😂
youtu.be/rDy0kNIXKOg
Please watch & enjoy our wonderful, chaotic day celebrating these brilliant kids taking centre stage alongside @alexhorne.bsky.social 👏
Also, the end quote from Da Nuggets is just 👌 😂
youtu.be/rDy0kNIXKOg
School Tasking Champion of Champions 2025 🏆
YouTube video by Taskmaster Education
youtu.be
July 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I loved this day…