Department of Education

Dashboard and review app

Background

This video provides a brief introduction to UCD work, which addresses the need for a dashboard that supports schools and teachers in accessing training and information for the early career framework (ECF).

The new design focuses on improving accessibility, usability, and communication, with key principles such as minimising complexity, displaying outstanding actions, and providing clear content.

Client

Department for Education

Role

Senior Interaction Designer

Date

2023 (Q1)

UCD Team

Darren Courtney - Senior IxD

Dale Moore - Content design

Elena Bracey - User research

Costa Christou - User research

Zoe Popperwell - User research

Department of Education

Dashboard - Second Iteration 

Background

This video showcases the second iteration of the new DfE dashboard, with a focus on UI and content changes that were generated from recent user research. The dashboard was tested with School Induction tutors who were asked to complete various tasks using the review app, and we also observed how they responded to notifications regarding actions needed to assign mentors to ECTs (early career teachers).

Outcome & Learnings

Overall, this project demonstrated the importance of user-centered design, collaboration, and continuous iteration to create effective and usable interfaces. The team also learned that real, accurate data is valuable for user testing, and complex projects may benefit from prototyping and testing using a review app.

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