The University of Derby has teamed up again with alumnus, educational expert and well-known Gogglebox star, Baasit Siddiqui, to launch this year’s competition Get Ready to Podcast 2025/26.
Let your students' imagination run wild and give them the freedom to express their thoughts on a topic that they're passionate about.
The University of Derby has teamed up again with alumnus, educational expert and well-known Gogglebox star, Baasit Siddiqui, to launch this year’s competition Get Ready to Podcast 2025/26.
Let your students' imagination run wild and give them the freedom to express their thoughts on a topic that they're passionate about.
Competition details:
In teams of no more than three, students in Years 12 and 13, or Level 3, are asked to research, write, and create a 3-5 minute podcast. In this podcast, we would like students to identify a current global problem, set out what needs to change and tell us how they would change it.
Teachers can sign up to our free Get Ready for Uni programme, which includes helpful podcast resources from Baasit to get you started.
The competition will close on Friday 5 December 2025.
A reason to celebrate:
Shortlisted entrants will be invited to attend a special awards ceremony at the University of Derby where their podcast will be premiered, and the winner will be crowned by a panel of VIP guests.
Members of the winning team will each receive a £50 Amazon voucher and the school or College will also be awarded £100.
Do you have any Gogglebox fans in your classroom? Baasit will pay a special visit to the winning school or college and deliver a bespoke session or assembly.
How to enter:
Email [email protected] with the podcast saved as an MP3 file, the title of the podcast, a short paragraph on the topic of the podcast and the name(s) of people in the team.
Good luck with your entries - we can't wait to see what your students come up with!
Please see the competition website for full Terms & Conditions.