diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
index ccaa67dae..f97c26581 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-from django.test import TestCase
 from wagtail.tests.models import SimplePage, EventPage
-from wagtail.tests.utils import login, unittest
+from wagtail.tests.utils import unittest, WagtailTestCase
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page, PageRevision
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User, Permission
 from django.core import mail
 
 
-class TestPageExplorer(TestCase):
+class TestPageExplorer(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find root page
         self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ class TestPageExplorer(TestCase):
         self.root_page.add_child(instance=self.child_page)
 
         # Login
-        login(self.client)
+        self.login()
 
     def test_explore(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
@@ -28,13 +27,13 @@ class TestPageExplorer(TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(response.context['pages'].filter(id=self.child_page.id).exists())
 
 
-class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
+class TestPageCreation(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find root page
         self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
 
         # Login
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
     def test_add_subpage(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages_add_subpage', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
 
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Find the page and check it
         page = Page.objects.get(path__startswith=self.root_page.path, slug='hello-world').specific
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
 
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Find the page and check it
         page = Page.objects.get(path__startswith=self.root_page.path, slug='hello-world').specific
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
 
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Find the page and check it
         page = Page.objects.get(path__startswith=self.root_page.path, slug='hello-world').specific
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "New page!")
 
 
-class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
+class TestPageEdit(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find root page
         self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
@@ -206,7 +208,7 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
         self.root_page.add_child(instance=self.event_page)
 
         # Login
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
     def test_page_edit(self):
         # Tests that the edit page loads
@@ -238,6 +240,7 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
     
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # The page should have "has_unpublished_changes" flag set
         child_page_new = SimplePage.objects.get(id=self.child_page.id)
@@ -255,6 +258,7 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
     
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Check that the page was edited
         child_page_new = SimplePage.objects.get(id=self.child_page.id)
@@ -278,6 +282,7 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
     
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # The page should have "has_unpublished_changes" flag set
         child_page_new = SimplePage.objects.get(id=self.child_page.id)
@@ -306,7 +311,7 @@ class TestPageEdit(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "I've been edited!")
 
 
-class TestPageDelete(TestCase):
+class TestPageDelete(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find root page
         self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
@@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ class TestPageDelete(TestCase):
         self.root_page.add_child(instance=self.child_page)
 
         # Login
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
     def test_page_delete(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages_delete', args=(self.child_page.id, )))
@@ -344,15 +349,16 @@ class TestPageDelete(TestCase):
 
         # Should be redirected to explorer page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Check that the page is gone
         self.assertEqual(Page.objects.filter(path__startswith=self.root_page.path, slug='hello-world').count(), 0)
 
 
-class TestPageSearch(TestCase):
+class TestPageSearch(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Login
-        login(self.client)
+        self.login()
 
     def get(self, params=None, **extra):
         return self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages_search'), params or {}, **extra)
@@ -390,7 +396,7 @@ class TestPageSearch(TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(any([r.slug == 'root' for r in results]))
 
 
-class TestPageMove(TestCase):
+class TestPageMove(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Find root page
         self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
@@ -413,7 +419,7 @@ class TestPageMove(TestCase):
         self.section_a.add_child(instance=self.test_page)
 
         # Login
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
     def test_page_move(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_pages_move', args=(self.test_page.id, )))
@@ -442,18 +448,18 @@ class TestPageMove(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
 
-class TestPageUnpublish(TestCase):
+class TestPageUnpublish(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
         # Create a page to unpublish
-        root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
+        self.root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
         self.page = SimplePage(
             title="Hello world!",
             slug='hello-world',
             live=True,
         )
-        root_page.add_child(instance=self.page)
+        self.root_page.add_child(instance=self.page)
 
     def test_unpublish_view(self):
         """
@@ -502,14 +508,15 @@ class TestPageUnpublish(TestCase):
             'foo': "Must post something or the view won't see this as a POST request",
         })
 
-        # Check that the user was redirected
+        # Check that the user was redirected to the explore page
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
 
         # Check that the page was unpublished
         self.assertFalse(SimplePage.objects.get(id=self.page.id).live)
 
 
-class TestApproveRejectModeration(TestCase):
+class TestApproveRejectModeration(WagtailTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.submitter = User.objects.create_superuser(
             username='submitter',
@@ -517,7 +524,7 @@ class TestApproveRejectModeration(TestCase):
             password='password',
         )
 
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
         # Create a page and submit it for moderation
         root_page = Page.objects.get(id=2)
@@ -540,8 +547,9 @@ class TestApproveRejectModeration(TestCase):
             'foo': "Must post something or the view won't see this as a POST request",
         })
 
-        # Check that the user was redirected
+        # Check that the user was redirected to the dashboard
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_home'))
 
         # Page must be live
         self.assertTrue(Page.objects.get(id=self.page.id).live)
@@ -591,8 +599,9 @@ class TestApproveRejectModeration(TestCase):
             'foo': "Must post something or the view won't see this as a POST request",
         })
 
-        # Check that the user was redirected
+        # Check that the user was redirected to the dashboard
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertURLEqual(response.url, reverse('wagtailadmin_home'))
 
         # Page must not be live
         self.assertFalse(Page.objects.get(id=self.page.id).live)
@@ -645,11 +654,11 @@ class TestApproveRejectModeration(TestCase):
         self.assertContains(response, "Hello world!")
 
 
-class TestContentTypeUse(TestCase):
+class TestContentTypeUse(WagtailTestCase):
     fixtures = ['test.json']
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.user = login(self.client)
+        self.user = self.login()
 
     def test_content_type_use(self):
         # Get use of event page