Architecture
Principles, standards and guidance architects and teams should follow when designing services in DfE.
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Professions
Guidance for professions
Role-specific guidance and best practice for DDT professions working in DfE.
Design
Guidance for content, interaction and service design. Includes patterns and principles for accessible, user-centred services.
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Guidance, principles, community and leadership information for product managers.
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How we plan and deliver user research in DfE — methods, ethics and best practice.
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Assurance
Standards and assurance
Everything you need to meet, assess and assure digital services in the Department for Education.
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Roadmap
Understand what we're doing and our roadmap
This service is being built in the open. We're bringing standards, profession guidance and assurance into one place — starting with what teams need most, and adding more over time.
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Built for teams delivering in DfE
Standards are not optional. They shape your work from explore through to live and retirement.
Role-specific guidance helps every profession understand what's expected and how to deliver well.
One product, one place — accessibility, technology, standards and professions together.
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