Client
Education Review Office
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User Research
Design
Web Development
Digital Strategy
Integrations
Hosting
Umbraco CMS
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To get insights into the hands of educators across New Zealand, the Education Review Office decided to develop a website accessible to educators, housing ERO's evidence alongside localised international data from the Education Endowment Foundation, through the International Evidence Toolkit API feed.
A key role of the Education Review Office (ERO) Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga, is developing and providing robust evidence and insights to shape education practices in New Zealand. To support education improvement and best practice, ERO is integrating New Zealand evidence with the latest international insights - in collaboration with the UK-based Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).
While aiming for a user-friendly information architecture, ERO recognised the need to focus on tasks of their target audience.
The website had to be visually aligned with and adhered to ERO's overall brand guidelines, and ensure easy navigation to and from the parent site. The challenge was to create a separate but cohesive website tailored to a distinct audience while maintaining a seamless connection to the main ERO website.
Our comprehensive approach defined ERO's goals in the project, enabling us to design the right solution.
Through analysis of the business objectives and user testing with prototypes, we were able to design with an intuitive user experience in mind. In terms of functionality, we developed a suite of content blocks and templates to give ERO content authors full control and flexibility.
We developed a RealTime integration with the Education Endowment Foundation to ingest the latest international evidence to the site. A core part of the development was the creation of a document library to host over 10 years of reports, guides and other materials. This was developed to allow users easy navigation through filtering, search, and the ability to read documents online or via PDF. Underpinning all our development was ensuring we met Government Accessibility Standards.
Security and performance were also front of front mind, so the site was developed using the Latest version of Umbraco CMS and hosted on Umbraco Cloud, which takes advantage of the all the benefits of Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare's CDN.
The International Evidence Toolkit and one of the strands 'Arts participation'.
Our collaborative efforts resulted in a multifaceted website that aligns seamlessly with the ERO brand.
The website offers an easy-to-navigate structure, prioritising the top tasks for educators. The inclusion of standard components like pull quotes, CTAs, image galleries, and toolkits that feed pages enhances the overall user experience.
We successfully implemented PDF conformity, Google Analytics, and XML sitemap integration to boost visibility and accessibility. We have hosted on Umbraco Cloud, with the launch of the website, we have also conducted standard security testing and SEO reviews, ensuring optimal performance.