A design history is a public way to document changes to a service. It tells the story of what design changes have be made and why.

You can publish design histories using the Design histories CMS, which is maintained and supported by DesignOps.

Request access to CMS

Access can only be provided to people with an education.gov.uk email address.

DesignOps will contact you within 2 working days with details to sign in to the CMS.

Get approval before starting a design history

You need to have approval from your Deputy Director (DD) to create a design history for your service.

DDs can then delegate approval of individual posts to policy and product managers, this should be reviewed every 12 months.

Also, consider if you need to liaise with central DfE communication colleagues, depending on the nature and sensitivity of the project.