Episodes — All strands
Every episode, newest first. Pick a strand above to filter by who it's for.
How the week runs
One journey a day, one audience a day. Fully sourced before the morning bell rings.
The Staff Commute
For the whole staffroom — teaching assistants, midday supervisors and office staff too. Safeguarding culture, wellbeing, whole-school habits.
The Teacher Commute
Goes deeper for classroom teachers with the latest EEF evidence — Toolkit strands and guidance reports, translated to Monday-morning reality.
The School Commute
Policy and Ofsted for leaders and SENCOs — DfE announcements, inspection frameworks and statutory deadlines, read at source.
The Global Commute
What's working in schools around the world, and whether it would survive contact with a wet Tuesday in the UK.
The Parents' Commute
Translating the week's research for parents and carers at home — Early Years, primary, secondary and SEND angles.
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About the show
Welcome to The Education Commute—turning the research you don't have time to read into your 20-minute journey to work.
Each week, we take one piece of evidence—from UK benchmarks and EEF toolkits to global education research—and test how it actually translates to Monday morning reality in primary, secondary, and specialist classrooms worldwide.
We debate the nuance rather than reading the press release. Grounded in UK practice, built for educators everywhere, and fully sourced before the morning bell rings.
Hosted by a serving school leader working through the same NPQ frameworks the show covers — NPQH and NPQLBC completed, NPQSENCo in progress.