If your child can’t make our typing class, they can access Typewiz at home using their passcode. The passcode can be obtained from the class tutor or email Searsol requesting it.

If the classes are not on due to midterms etc. Your child still can access Typewiz using their passcode.

The class schedule is located on centre page

Select the centre that your child is attending and click on choose centre.

Click on the In Centre Class Times

The class schedule will list the weeks that the classes are not on i.e. mid terms, Christmas, Easter etc

When the classes are not on your child has the option to access Typewiz at home using their passcode.

Note they need to login in at the same time as the class they are attending in order to progress on Typewiz otherwise it is in revision mode only.

There are three physical badges to collect on the Searsol typing course.

Bronze – average words per minute of 15

Silver – average words per minute of 25

Gold – averafge words per minute of 4o

Badges are presented by the Tutor to students once the achieved the required average words per minute

No we provide all the computer equipment so there is no need to bring a laptop to our typing course.

The Searsol typing classes are open to all children from the age of eight up to school leaving age. We teach every child that wants to learn how to type correctly using our Typewiz typing program.

We offer a home package for your child to learn online by themselves. A free 7-day trial is available at https://typewiz.com/#plans 

All our camps are listed on our Searsol computer camp website:

Searsol Computer Skills Camps – learn computer skills on our computer camps online on at our camps

The free trial assessment lasts an hour, the same time as a normal class. So bring your child in at the start of the class and the class Tutor will explain everything to you. At the end of the class please come back into the classroom, the class tutor will show your child’s report on how they got on. The report will show the average word per minute that your child is currently at.  The Tutor will advise what potential grade your child can achieve in our typing classes.

There are three grades in the course:

• Bronze – Average of 15 words per minute
• Silver – Average of 25 words per minute
• Gold – Average of 40 words per minute

A physical badge will be presented to your child when they achieve this grade.

The Searsol after-school touch typing classes suit the following children:

• Autism
• Dyslexia
• Dyspraxia (DCD)
• Dysgraphia
• Dyscalculia
• Children with hypermobility
• Children with writing difficulties such as slow writing speed or illegible writing.
• Children that have a laptop exception for exams
• Any child that wants to learn how to type.

The classes are not suited for children that need one-to-one help.

When your child starts the course they should initially do no home practice.

We like to supervise the students in our classroom environment and ensure that they are doing the typing correctly.

By doing it at home, students can pick up bad habits and cross-learning can take place.

As a student becomes more confident with touch typing and is doing the typing correctly in class, then the student can do home practice.

We will provide you with a passcode that you can obtain from the Tutor or ourselves directly.  Home practice is revision only so your child can’t progress on the course only go over previous exercises that they covered in our class.

We take from age of eight up to school leaving age.

Are you looking for typing classes for your child but can’t find any in your locality?

Searsol can help you set up a Searsol tying centre in your area. We have fifteen years experience of running children-based typing classes. We use our own program Typewiz in our classes which is very child friendly and helps children learn how to type correctly.

If you want us to set up a center in your area all we need is a group of ten children who are interested in learning how to type and we can organise the rest. 

Just get in touch with us on 016303384 or email info at searsol dot com

Each child will learn at their own pace on the course and it is difficult to answer without bringing your child up for the free trial assessment. The initial free trial assessment of an hour will allow us to access your child in our classroom. At the end of the trial session, you will show a report on how well your child did on the course and what the expected words per minute they can achieve on our typing course.

See our blog which explains in more detail how long it will take to learn how to touch type.

How long does it take to learn to touch type?

To book a free trial assessment for your child. Do the following:

Go to https://searsol.com/find-centers/ 

Enter your location or postcode and click on search.

Click on the free trial booking at the centre that suits you best.

Fill out the details.

We will send you an email with the confirmation of the free trial assessment.

Searsol was formed in 2007, we provide computer training courses to Adults and Children. We provide a range of computer courses, from after school touch typing courses, computer camps, and computer camps.