
Carlow, Co Carlow
Bishop Foley Memorial School, , Carlow, , R93P825

About this centre
The Searsol Carlow centre enables children from the age of eight upwards to learn the skill of touch typing. Our unique training method focuses on enabling children to work independently, giving them confidence in their typing abilities. They progress through small steps to gradually develop their accuracy and typing speed. Unlike traditional tuition, Searsol fosters students’ skills in self-learning, building confidence and lessening reliance on a teacher.
Our typing course is suitable for all children from the age of eight upwards. We work with children that have learning differences such as dyslexia, dyspraxia or other learning differences.
Your child will be initially assessed by the Searsol tutor to determine what they can achieve in our typing course. Your child will visit their local Searsol centre once a week, where their Tutor will observe their typing and ensure that they are using the right technique. Searsol’s aim is to develop each child into a confident, independent and enthusiastic learner
Our Carlow centre is located in Bishop Foley Memorial School
Hi, my name is Philip Mullins. I am a primary school teacher from Carlow with more than 7 years of experience working with children of all ages and abilities. I graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Economics and Computer Science. I returned to education where I completed a Professional Masters of Primary Education from Hibernia College, Dublin. I have been working in Carlow town since 2017.
From my work, I have experience working with children with dyslexia, dyspraxia (DCD) and a vast array of different types of children. I believe in building relationships with children, I try to encourage children and create an enjoyable environment for children to flourish.
I am excited to be working with Searsol and believe the Typewiz programme teaches children how to touch-type in a fun, relaxed and structured environment. The programme is suited for children from 8-17. The programme will teach children important life skill that will boost confidence and their self-esteem.
I look forward to meeting you in our Carlow Searsol centre.
Philip Mullins
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Tuesday3.30 to 4.30 pm
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Tuesday4.30 to 5.30 pm
Classes follow the school term. Classes run from September to June. No classes on the following dates: October mid-term Classes finish end of June and start back in September.
Carlow, Co Carlow Center Address:
Bishop Foley Memorial School
Carlow
R93P825
Computer Room Directions:
You can enter the school through the front blue door, you will go through another set of doors and go left down the hall. The computer room is found in room 7.
Most Popular Questions
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.