Laura Tennant

Laura is a Content designer for the 'Apply for teacher training' service.

More usability means more diversity - the 'Apply for teacher training' service is live

Laura Tennant, 20 February 2020 - Careers, Content design, Teaching Vacancies

People are now using the new, live 'Apply for teacher training' service. Feedback so far has been positive especially in relation to how easy it is to use. Laura Tennant talks about how improving the usability of the service makes a big difference to who applies.

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