diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 19993b6b..3b428b03 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ name = "pypi"
 # 5. Run `pipenv install --dev` in your terminal.
 
 [packages]
-codeforlife = {ref = "v0.17.1", git = "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git"}
+codeforlife = {ref = "backend_template", git = "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git"}
 # 🚫 Don't add [packages] below that are inherited from the CFL package.
 pyjwt = "==2.6.0" # TODO: upgrade to latest version
 # TODO: Needed by RR. Remove when RR has moved to new system.
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ django-sekizai = "==2.0.0"
 django-classy-tags = "==2.0.0"
 
 [dev-packages]
-codeforlife = {ref = "v0.17.1", git = "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git", extras = ["dev"]}
+codeforlife = {ref = "backend_template", git = "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git", extras = ["dev"]}
 # codeforlife = {file = "../codeforlife-package-python", editable = true, extras = ["dev"]}
 # 🚫 Don't add [dev-packages] below that are inherited from the CFL package.
 
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index 078a31b4..72d6bd91 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "_meta": {
         "hash": {
-            "sha256": "18d4fd265d4b28c26bbd24b285748bacb3fbceb52dca0b57245586ebf4dd71b1"
+            "sha256": "e4cf42cbb4705433125db32f7246b58e9f3fd527945a457b57f0d07b7277bf1e"
         },
         "pipfile-spec": 6,
         "requires": {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         },
         "codeforlife": {
             "git": "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git",
-            "ref": "940c41a2998d45d2629e34e7792736f521ffe0a8"
+            "ref": "bd0c488e6c8522d52d547fec609b01eddf0528e5"
         },
         "codeforlife-portal": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -529,10 +529,10 @@
         },
         "openpyxl": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:8d2c8adf5d20d6ce8f9bca381df86b534835e974ed0156dacefa76f68c1d69fb",
-                "sha256:ec17f6483f2b8f7c88c57e5e5d3b0de0e3fb9ac70edc084d28e864f5b33bbefd"
+                "sha256:5282c12b107bffeef825f4617dc029afaf41d0ea60823bbb665ef3079dc79de2",
+                "sha256:cf0e3cf56142039133628b5acffe8ef0c12bc902d2aadd3e0fe5878dc08d1050"
             ],
-            "version": "==3.1.4"
+            "version": "==3.1.5"
         },
         "pandas": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@
         },
         "codeforlife": {
             "git": "https://github.com/ocadotechnology/codeforlife-package-python.git",
-            "ref": "940c41a2998d45d2629e34e7792736f521ffe0a8"
+            "ref": "bd0c488e6c8522d52d547fec609b01eddf0528e5"
         },
         "codeforlife-portal": {
             "hashes": [
@@ -1684,10 +1684,10 @@
         },
         "openpyxl": {
             "hashes": [
-                "sha256:8d2c8adf5d20d6ce8f9bca381df86b534835e974ed0156dacefa76f68c1d69fb",
-                "sha256:ec17f6483f2b8f7c88c57e5e5d3b0de0e3fb9ac70edc084d28e864f5b33bbefd"
+                "sha256:5282c12b107bffeef825f4617dc029afaf41d0ea60823bbb665ef3079dc79de2",
+                "sha256:cf0e3cf56142039133628b5acffe8ef0c12bc902d2aadd3e0fe5878dc08d1050"
             ],
-            "version": "==3.1.4"
+            "version": "==3.1.5"
         },
         "packaging": {
             "hashes": [
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 3c7c154d..f2b32156 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -60,32 +60,9 @@
 """RAPID ROUTER SETTINGS"""
 # TODO: The settings in this section are needed for the old Rapid Router
 #  package. Remove once RR has moved to the new system.
-TEMPLATES = [
-    {
-        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
-        "APP_DIRS": True,
-        "OPTIONS": {
-            "context_processors": [
-                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
-                "django.template.context_processors.request",
-                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
-                "sekizai.context_processors.sekizai",
-                # TODO: replace in new system and remove here
-                # "common.context_processors.module_name",
-                # "common.context_processors.cookie_management_enabled",
-                # TODO: use when integrating dotmailer
-                # "portal.context_processors.process_newsletter_form",
-            ]
-        },
-    }
-]
-
 MESSAGE_STORAGE = "django.contrib.messages.storage.session.SessionStorage"
 EMAIL_BACKEND = "django.core.mail.backends.console.EmailBackend"
 
-STATIC_URL = "/static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "static")
-
 PIPELINE_ENABLED = False  # True if assets should be compressed, False if not.
 PIPELINE = {}
 
@@ -262,6 +239,8 @@ def domain():
 from codeforlife.settings import *
 
 DATABASES = get_databases(BASE_DIR)
+ROOT_URLCONF = "src.urls"
+STATIC_ROOT = get_static_root(BASE_DIR)
 
 # TODO: Go through the commented out middleware and decide if we still need them
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -277,30 +256,43 @@ def domain():
 ]
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "src.api",
     "src.sso",
     "src.rapid_router",
-    "aimmo",
-    "game",
     "pipeline",
-    "portal",
     "captcha",
-    "common",
-    "django.contrib.admin",
-    "django.contrib.admindocs",
-    "django.contrib.auth",
-    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
-    "django.contrib.sessions",
-    "django.contrib.messages",
-    "django.contrib.sites",
-    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
     "import_export",
     "sekizai",  # for javascript and css management
     "treebeard",
     *INSTALLED_APPS,
 ]
+INSTALLED_APPS.remove("api")
 
 # Frontend pages.
 PAGE_TEACHER_LOGIN = f"{SERVICE_SITE_URL}/login/teacher"
 PAGE_INDY_LOGIN = f"{SERVICE_SITE_URL}/login/independent"
 PAGE_TEACHER_DASHBOARD_SCHOOL = f"{SERVICE_SITE_URL}/teacher/dashboard/school"
 PAGE_REGISTER = f"{SERVICE_SITE_URL}/register"
+
+"""RAPID ROUTER SETTINGS"""
+# TODO: The settings in this section are needed for the old Rapid Router
+#  package. Remove once RR has moved to the new system.
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
+        "APP_DIRS": True,
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "context_processors": [
+                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
+                "django.template.context_processors.request",
+                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
+                "sekizai.context_processors.sekizai",
+                # TODO: replace in new system and remove here
+                # "common.context_processors.module_name",
+                # "common.context_processors.cookie_management_enabled",
+                # TODO: use when integrating dotmailer
+                # "portal.context_processors.process_newsletter_form",
+            ]
+        },
+    }
+]
diff --git a/src/urls.py b/src/urls.py
index d6797201..80655674 100644
--- a/src/urls.py
+++ b/src/urls.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     TeacherAimmoDashboard,
 )
 
+from .api.urls import urlpatterns
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path(
         "rapidrouter/",
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@
         include(aimmo_urls),
         name="kurono",
     ),
-    *get_urlpatterns(include_user_urls=False),
+    *get_urlpatterns(urlpatterns, include_user_urls=False),
     path(
         "api/sso/",
         include("src.sso.urls"),