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A dashboard for professional users

We’ve designed a dashboard to show users a list of connection requests they’ve sent. We’ve considered the search, sort and filter options we provide to help users find a connection request.

Connect families to support

26 April 2023

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

DfE Connect

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