School tasking: all the information is in this chapter
Abstract
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 competition of the TV show to engage children in less-advantaged schools across the UK and Ireland with learning a little bit about law and connecting with university study more broadly. This chapter discusses the project's foundation in gameful design, explaining: how the competition works; why it seems to be working; and that sometimes it doesn’t work quite as planned and we’ve had to go back to the drawing board, but that's okay. Overall, it's hopefully a little bit of a light-hearted romp through the joyful world of School Tasking, and I hope you enjoy it.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Educational Games and Gamification
Legal Education and Practice Innovations
Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
- Pages
- 13–20
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter