Oh hai, I’m Stuart, and I’ve just joined dxw as a developer. I initially trained as a journalist, studying for a degree in Communications and doing a pre-entry certificate in Newspaper Journalism post-university (I have an 80wpm shorthand qualification, but don’t ask me to do that now!) After gaining my qualification, and finding the cut […]
The theme for last year’s company retreat was “how can we grow personally and professionally as the company grows?” We came away from those two days brimming with ideas and in the six months that have passed, lots of new things have been put in place. I was definitely able to learn and develop as […]
Over the last year, dxw digital has worked with the Department for Education’s digital team to design and develop the Teaching Vacancies Service (TVS). One of the big learning experiences from building TVS was being the first new service to adopt DfE Sign-in – an identity and access management tool intended for use across new […]
We have been working with the Crown Commercial Service to develop a new service for schools to find supply teachers and other agency staff. The new commercial deal helps schools get value for money and avoid fees for things like transferring temporary staff into permanent roles. Working as a single, multi-disciplinary team with the Crown […]
I’ve been reflecting on what I learned at UK GovCamp a couple of weeks ago. As many others have already said, the twelfth annual UK GovCamp was a real success. dxw digital has been sponsoring and attending GovCamp since the beginning, and this was my first one. As someone still pretty new to digital, I […]
Last week, I attended my first networking event in the North. Run by Design Network North, it was called Rise & Design: Innovations in Health. The topics being covered were focused on physical products entering the NHS, but I thought it would be interesting to hear what people were talking about and learn a bit […]
Hi, I’m Marianne, the first User Researcher to join the dxw digital Leeds office. Having recently returned from maternity leave I’m super excited (and a bit nervous) to get stuck into some projects up here! This is my first role in the public sector, but I’ve been working to improve products and services for people […]
dxw digital achieved some big milestones in 2018. We’re now 10 years old and for the first time, the team is well over 50 people. We’ve expanded our strategic offer so we not only research and develop great services but also make sure organisations create an environment for them to succeed. In 2019, we’ll continue […]
UKGovCamp is back this weekend and we’re very pleased to be sponsoring it again. Taking place at the Ministry of Justice, UKGovCamp is probably the most well known UK government unconference. Bringing together people from across central and local government, supporting companies and agencies, UKGovCamp is an unconference with no agenda. Each year, people gather […]
We’re really excited to share that the Department for Education (DfE) and dxw digital team officially met all eighteen points in our beta service assessment for our work on the Teaching Vacancies service. In its report, the assessment panel said: “The team should be congratulated for the significant progress they’ve made.” We’ve been working with […]
