Archive for January 2022

Don’t forget you can learn to touch type for your DofE skill! Bronze or Silver – 3 month course orGold – 6 month course We are an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE and welcome participants of all abilities. Join the course at any time and practice from home with our support.

Working from home can be a pain in the neck, literally.    So how do we set up a comfortable workspace?   A good chair I think we can all agree that a padded seat is essential, but your chair should also be height adjustable with adjustable back support. Set your chair height so you can…

Do you peck at your keyboard? I was at the hospital yesterday and the consultant was doing just that. She couldn’t speak and type at the same time. Her head was bobbing up and down from screen to keyboard. She was making lots of errors so was continually backspacing. She was struggling to focus on…

Somebody said to me recently that they found touch typing fascinating. And I guess it is in so many different ways. I think a lot of people are put off from learning to touch type because it involves ‘effort’ and ‘commitment’ and both are true. The same as learning any new skill. Touch typing doesn’t…

This is why our remote touch typing courses work. We don’t leave our learners to muddle through on their own.

Courses to suit everybody It’s getting very busy with our courses at the moment. Lots of sign ups for DofE courses and more adults than usual which is great! Flexible Learning The flexibility of the course is what makes it so appealing. With no set day to do the practice it allows learners to go…

Some children really don’t want to learn the skill and who can blame them? Just another ‘thing’ to have to do. But for some children, it’s an essential skill and I am fortunate to work with many parents who understand the importance of it. I’m thrilled that one of my students has finished the course…