DfE Architecture

This site documents the architecture principles, standards and guidance that we expect teams working within the Department for Education (DfE) to follow when designing services.

It complements the UK Government Service Manual and its technology section, which covers service design more broadly.

It should be used in conjunction with the DfE Digital Technical Guidance, when building digital services.

Principles

• Accessibility Principles

• Business Architecture Principles

• Enterprise Architecture Principles

• Enterprise Data Architecture Principles

• Identity principles

• Technical Architecture Principles

Standards

• Architecture documentation

• Common definitions

• Technical standards in DfE

• Common Components

Patterns

• Infrastructure patterns

• Integration patterns

• Technical requirements for procurement

• Security patterns

• User-centred design patterns

Governance

• Technical governance

Profession

• Architecture roles
• Architecture profession
• Architecture community
• Architecture Capability Framework

Repositories

• DfE SharePoint repo
• DfE Digital Confluence
• ESFA Confluence