My children aren't very good at touch typing… yet. A little ironic, considering I run a touch typing business! This summer, they've both signed up for a two-week Typeify Summer Course and chosen which weeks they'd like to do. So why haven't they already mastered this skill? My guinea pigs Well, the answer goes back three years, when I first launched Typeify. My son was 9 then and my daughter just 7. They became my very first students, my guinea pigs, while I was developing an

The summer holidays are long. For parents, the challenge is finding activities that are genuinely useful, flexible enough to fit around trips and family plans, and engaging enough that children will actually stick with them. The good news is that learning something valuable doesn't have to mean sitting in a classroom. Here are five skills your child can develop this summer, all from home. 1. Touch typing Touch typing is one of the most practical skills a child can learn, and

In a world where technology evolves at a rapid pace, some may question the relevance of touch typing, expressing concerns about age, the education system, and the rise of AI and voice recognition. Read on to debunk these myths and explore why touch typing remains a timeless and invaluable skill for professionals of all ages…. “…but I’m too old to learn now” Absolutely not! The new UK retirement age for anyone born after 1970 has just been announced as 71. So, unless you are a

When I tell people that I run a touch typing business, they fall into two camps. The most common response is “I can’t touch type but I get by with typing using a couple of fingers”. To me, this is a bit like saying “I play the piano with just my index fingers” – it might work to some extent, but you’re limiting your speed and your potential. Just for starters, touch typing, using all fingers, allows you to keep your mind free to think about the content you’re writing instead