Kirsty Duffey

How can we keep our hands warm when typing? Apart from doing up buttons with frozen fingers, there is nothing worse than trying to type with cold hands when sitting in a cold room. In previous job roles, I had a desk located in a corridor opposite a fire escape (with...

Top typing facts From the word's fastest typist to the shortest space bar, here are some of our top typing facts. Typing Day is held on January 8 every year as one week after New Year is a good time to think through and write down plans for the year The layout of the...

Fun activities for Halloween from Type IT! With Covid on the rise, you might decide to stay in rather than trick or treat this year.  There are still plenty of opportunities for fun and games at home this Halloweeny half-term.    Here are Type IT's top tips for fun...

Touch typing has many benefits, including;   Speed - As children get older, there tends to be more homework.  My son is in year 7 and seems to have homework every night.   Being able to touch type is so useful as work can be completed more quickly without having to...

How have keyboarding lessons changed? As a lady in my late 40's, when I started secondary school, the library computers were a novelty.  They were constantly in use and I was fascinated.   I became a school librarian and in turn, the head librarian let me use the...

Why should you challenge yourself? What are the benefits of challenging yourself?    You might work all hours.   You might be exhausted from parenting or juggling parenting with a job.   You might have hit the joys of menopause and the resulting fatigue.   You might...

How can children get organised at secondary school? My son has just started secondary and there is so much to remember, especially as the timetable changes every other week.    There are pe days, club days and cooking days.  There are school books and reading books...

10 ways touch typing can help Are you thinking about you or your child learning to touch type, wondering whether it might be a good investment? Here are some top ways that touch typing can help and it's like riding a bike - once learned, never forgotten! Speed - You...

Back to school tips As our children start school this week and next, here are some tips for the start of the school term. 1. Try and get together a weekly wall planner with a rough idea of school and activities - when their clubs and pe lessons are so that kit can be...