Posts

Making it easier to register on our service

We made some changes that reduced the data we ask users to give us, and changed what we asked so that it was more relevant and less confusing for users.

Early years child development training

3 April 2023

Replacing family hubs with locations

User research showed that we needed to change the way locations were added to ‘Manage family support services’ in order to improve the family hubs products.

Connect families to support

4 March 2024

Providing key performance indicator (KPI) metrics

We wanted to find a way to display KPIs on ‘Manage family support services and accounts’ (Manage).

Connect families to support

16 April 2024

Performance analysis in private beta

How we will collect data to measure how well the service is performing.

Find a lost TRN

6 May 2022

What is the Task and Service Index?

An overview of the service.

Manage your DfE Connect data

6 November 2023

Allowing LA account managers to view VCS services

We identified the need for local authority (LA) account managers to have more oversight of services added by volunteer and community sector (VCS) organisations.

Connect families to support

4 July 2024

Allowing local authority account managers to delete services

Our team decided to implement a delete functionality to allow users to remove services from the directory.

Connect families to support

26 September 2024

Add and manage routes and professional statuses

We designed a way to add and manage routes and professional statuses based on user needs and feedback.

Teaching record system (TRS) console

13 March 2025

Changing the induction status of a teaching record

If a teacher’s induction status changes, our users need a way to update the induction details or any possible induction exemptions.

Teaching record system (TRS) console

20 March 2025