School tasking: all the information is in this chapter

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Authors: Alison E. C. Struthers
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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