Suitable for children aged 9+, teens and young adults.

• 1-hour lesson on Saturdays, 10.30am - 11.30am (with mini-break if needed).
• You will be following a lesson plan that has been designed especially for you.
• Short lessons and arcade-style games make typing practice fun!
• Lessons will focus on building muscle memory.
• Learning home row, top row and bottom row keys.
• Learning punctuation keys including the shift keys.
• Learning to backspace to correct errors.
• Paragraph typing.
• Completing typing tests throughout the programme and at the end of the course.
• Speed exercises.
• Option to learn more advanced keys such as numbers/symbols.
• 10-minute daily practice exercises.
• Dyslexia Friendly.
• The course follows the National Literacy Strategy (typing real words and sentences/common patterns and phrases. No gobbledygook typing that you might see in other online typing programs).
• Continued access to software once the course has finished.

• We will email you all of the information you will need so you are ready to start typing on day 1.
• You will have an experienced tutor throughout the course. Our English speaking tutors have been delivering lessons at our centres for a number of years and have worked with many children and adults.
• Your tutor will be live with you on Zoom each week and will:-
  • Demonstrate what you need to do
  • Monitor your lessons and progress and set:
  • What lessons to do next.
  • Any lessons you need to repeat.
  • How to overcome tricky keys.
  • Details of your next lesson and what to look out for.
• We work in small groups of no more than 3.
• You will receive an end of course certificate.
• You will get to keep the software at the end of the course.

How fast will I be typing by the end of the course?
When you first learn to touch type the emphasis of the course isn't on speed but on accuracy. The speed element comes in about halfway through the course. We have a number of speed exercises for students to practice. Students are also invited to complete a typing test. Every student's progress is different. Some students finish the course typing at 10wpm and others at 50wpm. Speed depends on a number of factors including age, general aptitude and practice time. If they find any of the lessons difficult we will ask them to repeat those lessons again to ensure their accuracy is maintained at a high level.

Do most students finish learning all of the keys in 10 weeks?
From past experience, most students, aged 9+ without any specific learning difficulties will complete the home row, top row and most of the bottom row keys. Older students will finish learning all of the keys including shift, punctuation and speed tests. If they haven't finished the course, they can carry on at home after the course has finished or enrol for some additional lessons.

Why does my child need a personal tutor - can't they just learn on their own?
We pride ourselves on being one of the only companies in the UK that provide a personal tutor for our remote courses and online Zoom classes. It makes such a huge difference to the outcome of the course. We are there to guide and motivate our students. When people are learning on their own, it's sometimes too easy just to give up. With our courses, they won't be giving up, they'll finish the course touch-typing!

My child is dyslexic or dyspraxic - can they still join the course?
Yes, we have had many children with dyslexia and dyspraxia join our course on Zoom. What we do suggest is that a parent is on hand to assist, especially for the first session.

Does my child need any special equipment?
Your child just needs a laptop or computer. Our programme will not work on an iPad or Chromebook. We also ask that you make them a simple cover for their hands (we give you instructions). They will also need headphones. Everything else, including the software will be given to you in advance of the course.

Will my child get a certificate?
Yes, we issue certificates to all students who complete the course.