Posts
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Highlighting fees for international candidates
Giving international candidates better visibility of what fees they would need to pay for each course.
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Reordering the filter list
We reordered the filter list to help international candidates find courses that sponsor visas
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Including a question about visa sponsorship in the find a course flow
We added a question to the find a course flow to ask users if they need a visa sponsorship
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Adding visa sponsorship information to the summary list on a course page
We added information about whether a course has visa sponsorship available or not to the summary list on the course page
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Improving the information on a salaried course page
We made some improvements to the static content on salaried course pages to make it more informative
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Showing ‘Study sites’ on the course details page
We renamed the ‘School placements’ section to ‘Training locations’ on the course details page and added ‘Study sites’
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Improving the content above school placements and in the provider search
We changed the content above the list of school placements and in the provider search to make it more accurate
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Filtering courses by funding type
Exploring how we might filter courses more specifically by fee paying courses, salaried courses and salaried teaching apprenticeship courses
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Showing course funding information
We improved how we show course funding information to make it easier for candidates to understand
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Removing school placement vacancies
We removed the school placement vacancy status as this was misleading for candidates
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Including a link to the Get Into Teaching bursaries and scholarships page
We added a link from the ‘Financial support from the government’ section to a page about bursaries and scholarships on Get Into Teaching
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Renaming ‘accredited body’ to ‘accredited provider’
We replaced the term ‘accredited body’ with ‘accredited provider’ to reflect how we talk about providers internally and externally
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Changing ‘locations’ to ‘schools’ in the school placements section
We changed ‘locations’ to ‘schools’ in the school placements section to more accurately describe what the locations are
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Updating ‘Entry requirements’ content in line with policy
We updated the content in the ‘Entry requirements’ section on the course page to make sure its consistent with policy
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Adding content about Get Into Teaching events
We added some more content about Get Into Teaching events and updated the campaign links
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Redesigning the content in the ‘International candidates’ section and improving visa information
We reviewed the layout of the ‘International candidates’ section and improved the visa content so that it is more accurate
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Making school placements content more accurate and consistent
We changed school placements content on course pages to make it accurately reflect the candidates’ experience
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Sorting by course name in the search results
We added sorting by course name to make it easier for users to find the courses they want
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Adding information about relocation payments to course pages
We added content about relocation payments to the international candidates section
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Improving the HTML page titles on the course results page
We updated the HTML page titles on the course results page to make them more accessible
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Including information about subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses
We updated content in the ‘Entry requirements’ section and added a link to more information about SKE courses
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Adding and updating links to Get Into Teaching
We added more links to advice pages on the Get Into Teaching website
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Updating the service to improve accessibility
We have made some changes to the service, which aren’t visually apparent but improve accessibility
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Adding a submit button to the ‘sort by’ form to improve accessibility
We have removed the automatic form submission and added a submit button
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Expanding abbreviations to improve accessibility
We updated and expanded the abbreviations used in the service to improve accessibility
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Updating error pages
We updated error pages shown when a page is not found or when there is a problem with the service
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Fixing the ‘Engineers teach physics’ content in the ‘Qualifications needed’ section
We updated the ‘Engineers teach physics’ content in the ‘Qualifications needed’ section of a course’s entry requirements
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Adding guidance for international candidates if the course is a teaching apprenticeship
We added guidance about residency requirements for international candidates applying for a teaching apprenticeship course
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Extending the browsable Find concept with provider details pages
We added provider details pages to the browsable Find concept to make it easier for users to find information about a provider and their courses
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Updating information about bursaries and scholarships
We updated the bursary and scholarship information following the publication of funding information for the academic year 2023 to 2024
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Filterable Find postgraduate training courses (Find) concept
We built a prototype that removed the need for the question pages and focused the user on a complete list of courses, which they can search and filter
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Adding an ‘Engineers teach physics’ filter to the results list
We added a way for candidates to filter physics courses to only show those that are part of the ‘Engineers teach physics’ programme
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Enhancing the browsable Find concept prototype
We made some improvements to the browse Find prototype
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Improving the content on the search results page and course page
We made content improvements to filter headings, course listing and course page
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Making the service more browseable
How we could use links instead of form-based questions
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Exploring selected filter tags
How filter tags might work on Find
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Updating the ‘International candidates’ section
Why we have updated and renamed this section
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Removing 2 filters
Why we removed subject and location as filters
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Degree requirements filter
Why we added a new filter to Find
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New subject flow
Why we changed how users select course subjects
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Finding courses at the end of the 2021 cycle
Helping candidates navigate end of cycle policies
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Visa sponsorship filter
Why we added a new filter to Find
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New ‘International students’ section
Why we have added a new section to course paes
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Standardising entry requirement content
Why we have made the descriptions of entry requirements more consistent
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Searching by location (iteration)
Updates to the design of search results having conducted a design review
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Searching by location
Considering a different way to model where providers offer school placements
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Prompting for feedback
Gathering feedback on Find in a way that is consistent with Apply
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End of cycle notices for 2020
Informing candidates about course availability as different deadlines in the recruitment cycle approach or are reached
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Placement schools in search results
Iterating results to better indicate why a University course is near to a candidate and trying maps
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Course page workshop
Identifying user and stakeholder needs and opportunities for course page improvements