Posts by this team
Encourage candidates to consider fee-paying courses
Candidates need to understand when a fee-paying course may be more suitable and what bursaries could be available for my chosen subject.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Improving how candidates navigate from Find to Apply
Candidates need to be able to easily access applications from Find.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Updating the start date filter
Candidates need to be able to filter courses that start at a time of year that suits them.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Displaying the accredited provider on search results
Candidates need to understand why they are seeing courses from other providers when they search for a specific training provider.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Reducing information and grouping courses on search results
Candidates need to clearly understand what teacher training providers are available in their search location for their chosen subject.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Moving the search box on search results
Candidates need to easily find how to change the subject they am searching for, so that they can find relevant courses.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Improving nearest placement school when searching by city or region
Candidates need to understand where the distance to the nearest placement school is measured from, so that they can understand how far away it could be.
Find teacher training courses
6 October 2026
Displaying school experience requirements on salaried courses
How we explored the need for candidates to be clear on whether they met the requirements before applying for a course.
Find teacher training courses
25 September 2026
Candidate Accounts MVP+ on Find
This post outlines the user research and design iterations for the ‘save course’ feature in the Find teacher training service. It summarises what we tested, the key usability issues identified, the updates we made, and the insights gained.
Find teacher training courses
17 February 2026
Moving our Find design histories to the central DfE site
This post explains that our Find teacher training courses design histories have moved to the central DfE design histories site. Older entries remain on the original site, which now links to the new location for all future updates.
Find teacher training courses
15 January 2026