Touch Typing Courses for Children, Teenagers, DofE, Students & Adults
Online & Face to Face Courses plus Flexible Home Learning Options
Run by Qualified Teachers experienced in teaching children with Dyslexia, Dyspraxia & ADHD
QWERTYkids have Touch Typing Courses to suit Everyone!
Online Courses – ‘Live’ Courses Online via Teams with 2 Qualified Teachers
Flexible Courses – ‘Home Learning’ Course – Can be done anywhere anytime with regular teacher reviews via email.
Face to Face Courses – Classroom based with 2 Qualified Teachers, run in Schools or one of our Hampshire Bases.
The ONLY Touch Typing course provider whose tutors are highly qualified and experienced TEACHERS – you know you will be in safe hands!
Small groups, ensuring that each student is given the individual support and attention they need.
QWERTYkids Course Key Facts!
- Our students come away with a skill for life, learned in a fun & engaging way.
- Students are taught at their own pace with online tuition throughout and weekly check ins for our Flexi courses.
- Our teachers have experience teaching children with a wide range of learning difficulties.
- Fun and easy to use typing programme & colour coded keyboard that can be used after the course too.
- Teachers are DBS checked and have public indemnity insurance.
Meet The Teachers
Philippa – BA Ed (Hons) Durham University
I have been teaching for over 20 years and as a parent of a child who has dyspraxia and dysgraphia, I have witnessed the freedom Touch Typing can give a child. My son was 10 when an Educational Psychologist suggested he should learn to Touch Type as no one (not even him!) could read his handwriting. He was the first child at his school to learn and was then able to type in every lesson that involved extended pieces of writing. This was a not only a great relief to him but also to his teachers!! He had been incredibly frustrated and demotivated when he couldn’t express himself on paper but he now types at a good 70wpm! Previously he had to concentrate on his letter formation which made his work painfully slow and meant that he wrote the minimal amount required. He now has the ability to type faster than it is possible to write!
My daughter has also learnt to Touch Type, I am a firm believer that not only is Touch Typing hugely beneficial for children with learning difficulties but it has become an essential life skill for all children in our ever increasingly technological world!
Clare – BA Ed (Hons) Durham University
I am also a trained teacher. My youngest son has visual processing difficulties and it was recommended that he learnt to use a laptop and Touch Type in lessons and for future exams. Both of us struggled to find local touch typing lessons and courses and knew that they would benefit from learning alongside other children.
My eldest son was diagnosed with ADHD and now uses a laptop at his school for all of his homework exams and in some lessons. Therefore, he benefits hugely from being able to Touch Type alongside writing in his lessons.
FAQ's
It takes approximately 15 hours to complete the Typing programme we use.
Yes absolutely, if not more successful as pupils are not distracted by others in the class.
The programme we use was designed with dyslexic learners in mind but is suitable for all children or adults whether they are learning difficulties or not.
It all depends on the individual child, every one is different! We do take children as young as 8, but in our experience 9 and upwards is a good age to start.
Our 5 Star Reviews
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Such a fantastic life skill to learn and the ladies at QWERTY kids don't dissappoint, so helpful and also made both of my children feel like an individual. (One did the course are part of DOFE and was so good we booked for our older child so she too had this fantastic life skill)... both are now using their new skills for homework and for note taking in class! thank you ladies.
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I can't recommend this course highly enough. Our 13 year old has always massively struggled with his written presentation and this course has provided a gateway into attainment that was previously blocked. The course leaders were quite simply phenomenal and I am a harsh critic!
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My 14 year old son has just completed the 12 week online touch type course as part of the skills section of his Bronze DodfE award. The communication from Clare and Philippa was excellent and everything he needed was sent well in advance ready for him to start his first lesson. He was well directed during each session and always knew what he should be doing both during the lesson and for ‘homework’. His typing has improved greatly and he now has a valuable life skill and a completed section towards his DofE award. Highly recommend.
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My 14 year old son had a wonderful experience learning to touch type with QWERTY kids. He gained a fantastic WPM score, and gained a valuable skill for his GCSEs and A level years. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the course to any teenager to gain this essential skill to help them with their exam years.
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QWERTYkids is great: professional, reliable and with a really accessible approach to learning to touch type - an increasingly important life skill. Clare and Philippa are really responsive to any queries and questions - key to remote learning I think. My 15 year-old son thoroughly enjoyed their Flexi course which he completed for his DofE, and his typing skills have improved enormously.
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Two of my daughters (aged 11 and 14) have spent the last six Saturday mornings online with a few of their friends doing a QWERTYkids course and they have LOVED it! The teaching is so enthusiastic and both Clare and Philippa made it so much fun for the girls. It’s such a useful life skill to have at their age too - one of them used to type like a pigeon but now she’s like Woody Woodpecker! Highly recommend the course and thank you so much.
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“You want to put wings on the heels of your children? Teach them to touch-type. They’ll bless you for it in later life.”
John Sutherland, professor of English literature at University College.
“Touch Typing is a Key Skill that all Pupils should learn”
May 2022
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