We use the format of the British comedy TV show to develop teamwork, problem solving, reasoning, creativity and much, much more. Along with my partner in tasking, Dr Ali Struthers, I run Taskmaster Education where we produce Taskmaster Club for young people and educators to enjoy all around the world. On this page I’m collating previous blogs post and podcast appearance in one place. They are posted below with the most recent ones nearest to the top.
Latest Blog Posts:
- Here we explain how Taskmaster Club can be an effective way of teaching Personal Development in KS3 and 4. Personal Develop through Taskmaster Club | James Blake-Lobb’s Blog
- In this post we explore how Taskmaster Club can run in the US and the benefits it can have – particularly in delivering the 4Cs. Build 21st Century Skills with Taskmaster Education | James Blake-Lobb’s Blog
- The WHY and WHEN you should use Taskmaster in School Taskmaster in school | James Blake-Lobb’s Blog
- This is where using Taskmaster in school began for me back in 2018 – Taskmaster in the Classroom | James Blake-Lobb’s Blog
- This one is not written by me but Dr Mia Hobbs. She gives a child psychologist’s view of why Taskmaster is so good to watch with your kids – Taskmaster is my favourite show for teens and tweens
- Notes from our appearance at the Festival of Education 2024 from Sammie Wiles – Taskmaster Education by Ali Struthers and James Blake-Lobb – Pedagogy in Practice
- A few thoughts from Alex Horne on using Taskmaster in schools – Taskmaster at Schools | Taskmaster
- My partner in tasking, Dr Ali Struthers, wrote this article for TES Taking primary pupils to Task(master) | Tes
- Iwade School in Kent shared some of their efforts at the first Team Tasking task Iwade School – Introducing Taskmaster
Podcast Appearances:
- In June 2025, we appeared on the Transformative Taskmaster Podcast. It’s a thorough dive into everything we do.
- Our second appearance on the Taskmaster People’s Podcast, this time with Jenny and Jack, in December 2023. Listen below:
- We popped up on the Taskmaster People’s Podcast with Lou and Jack back in December 2022. Listen below: