THE TASKMASTER’S assistant made sure everyone followed the rules at the School Tasking Champion of Champions Final.
More than 800 schoolchildren visited University of Warwick for the final hosted by comedian Alex Horne, creator of hit TV show Taskmaster.
Inspired by the show, School Tasking introduces Year 5 pupils to the world of Law through imaginative tasks and team challenges.
Created by Dr Ali Struthers, School Tasking is a Warwick-led legal outreach programme that now works with over 3,000 schoolchildren and 34 universities across the UK and Ireland.
The winners of the regional finals competed in fun tasks on stage with Alex – from finding the audience member closest in height to a chicken, to tossing beanbags into Dr Horne’s mortar board, and even hiding in Warwick’s iconic Butterworth Hall – in a bid to be crowned School Tasking Champions 2025.And after all the fun and games it was Da Nuggets from Pirniehall Primary in Scotland who were crowned champions.
Alex said: “Every year, the children in this project consistently show how capable and creative they are in approaching each and every one of the tasks at the Champion of Champions. It must be nerve-wracking for them standing up on stage and being given tasks to do by ‘that man off the telly’, but they really do take it all in their stride and perform magnificently.”
School Tasking creator, Dr Ali Struthers, Reader in Law, University of Warwick, added: “The School Tasking Champion of Champions is always such a joyful event, bringing together teams from across the country who have earned the right to lark about on stage doing ridiculous tasks with Little Alex Horne. It’s not easy performing on stage in front of around 1,000 people in the audience, but they rise to the challenge brilliantly and absolutely give it their all.”
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