Posts
Navigation on the Family Hubs services
We’re adding a global navigation on Connect families to support and Manage connection requests.
Connect families to support
26 April 2023
Introducing navigation
In recent sprints we've created tables of information that help more user groups understand a project's status so they can prepare funding for the academy. We needed to add navigation to enable users to access this information.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
30 June 2023
Adding DfE Frontend to the build
We've switched from GOV.UK Frontend to DfE Frontend.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
17 July 2023
Improving how we show contact details
Why we switched from summary lists to summary cards to show contact details.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
10 August 2023
Prototype design changes for MVS 2
Enhancements to the prototype to enable exploration of the end-to-end user experience.
STS Plan technology for your school
11 August 2023
Standardising the design and formatting of infographics
In order to improve user experience, we looked at creating a standard design approach to the inclusion of infographics and diagrams within the training content.
Early years child development training
31 August 2023
Consolidating start pages and URLs
We are providing a single URL and start page for Connect families to support and our Manage family support services and accounts.
Connect families to support
8 September 2023
Making it easier for users to understand a funding allocation change
We’ve improved the variance indicator feature that draws users’ attention to funding allocation changes. We wanted to make its purpose really clear, and it needed to be accessible to all users.
Manage Your Education and Skills Funding (MYESF)
15 September 2023
'Setting-up' tasks
We added more tasks to the setting-up part of the project task list.
Manage free school projects
15 September 2023
Form a MAT
Designs for the Form a MAT journey, where multiple schools come together to form a new multi academy trust.
Prepare conversions and transfers
22 September 2023
Sponsored conversions in Prepare conversions and transfers
Users can now create sponsored conversion projects from within our product.
Prepare conversions and transfers
22 September 2023
Allowing VCS organisations to pause requests
We have given more control to VCS users to allow them to pause incoming requests.
Connect families to support
29 September 2023
Adding transfers to the product
After several sprints of work, in early October we launched our pilot of transfer projects in the Complete conversions, transfers and changes product.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
4 October 2023
Designing the transfers task list
Using the conversions task list as a basis, learning about how transfers were different and working with users to design a task list that meets their needs.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
9 October 2023
Redesigning the project information page
The task list has been the focus of our work but other areas had become cluttered and needed reviewing.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
12 October 2023
RAG ratings and risk appraisal
We updated our RAG rating and risk appraisal sections to meet user and business needs.
Manage free school projects
18 October 2023
Redesigning the projects in progress page
How we redesigned the projects in progress page after the introduction of transfers.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
18 October 2023
Check your eligibility initial alpha
Initial concept and first rounds of testing
Check your eligibility
24 October 2023
MYESF integration: Initial designs
With a new team on board, a new plan in place, and reduced content for the beta release, we explored designs in Figma
Get school business information
28 July 2023
Defining patterns for tables
Iterating how we present information in tables to make it consistent and clear to users.
Complete conversions, transfers and changes
14 November 2023
Constituency and MP
We designed a way for delivery officers to enter a constituency name and MP.
Manage free school projects
20 November 2023
New features to support the user journey within the training
We looked at additional features that would support users in completing the training content in any order.
Early years child development training
21 November 2023
Risk ratings journey
We iterated the 'update risk ratings' journey to create a better user experience
Manage free school projects
22 November 2023
Designing the new resources feature
We designed a feature to hold resources for child and family social workers.
Develop your career in child and family social work
27 November 2023
Improving the training progress bar component
We looked at ways which we could improve the initial progress bar component and connected user experience.
Early years child development training
30 November 2023