Captain Ratatype
Take Ratatype, for instance: teachers, universities and education websites in no fewer than 8 countries point learners towards our typing tutor — from a primary school in England to a college in Ukraine. Below, we've gathered the best of these endorsements and explain who backs our touch typing platform and what they like about it.
Who's backing Ratatype
Higher education
- University of Sheffield (UK): writing on its blog, the Department of Computer Science describes Ratatype as an excellent choice for newcomers keen to speed up their typing.
- Madonna University (USA): its writing centre features Ratatype in the free resources section of the Learning to Type handout.
- Ultimate Medical Academy (USA): cites our advice in a piece on medical transcription.
- Uzhhorod National University's professional college (Ukraine): in February 2025, it used Ratatype to host the opening round of a fast-typing contest for first-year students.
Schools
- PS2Q Alfred Zimberg School (USA) points pupils to our lessons and tests, and sees the certificate as a welcome extra incentive.
- Cato-Meridian Elementary School (USA) features Ratatype under ‘Get faster’, thanks to its drills and tests for building speed and accuracy.
- The Cooley Springs-Fingerville school library (USA) describes it as ‘another favourite site’ for practising touch typing.
- John Keble C of E Primary School (UK) includes Ratatype in its shortlist of four free websites for learning to type.
- Realschule Bad Staffelstein's student newspaper (Germany) suggests Ratatype to anyone learning to type with all ten fingers.
- An Extremadura-based teacher (Spain) sets up Ratatype virtual classes for older secondary pupils (4º ESO and Bachillerato).
Education bodies and teaching resources
- UGT, Castilla-La Mancha's education trade union (Spain), encourages teachers to use Ratatype to teach pupils and keep an eye on how they're getting on.
- Tech Tools for Teachers, a podcast (USA), picked Ratatype as one of three websites that help pupils develop their keyboard skills.
- TheHomeSchoolMom (USA) places Ratatype at the very top of its home education resource list.
- Kitchen Table School (UK) puts Ratatype forward as an off-the-shelf typing course for home-educating families.
- Love Learning Tutors (UK) — one of its five best websites for children learning to touch type.
- Maestro Alberto (Italy), a primary school teacher, suggests Ratatype for use in lessons.
- ERIespacio (Spain) says ‘Os la recomiendo’ and proposes the tutor for both lessons and in-class contests.
Inclusive education experts
- Kent Dyslexia (UK) counts Ratatype among the typing programmes that work well for people with dyslexia.
- Dysclick (France), a site dedicated to DYS conditions, lists it in its ‘7 top tools’.
- The OT Toolbox (USA), a hub for occupational therapists, recommends it as a children's programme with a certificate and a wide choice of languages.
Press and learning platforms
- TechRadar (UK) places Ratatype fourth in its ranking of the best typing tutors.
- Popular Science (USA) featured it in a round-up of 7 free typing tutors, pointing out that it was built with students in mind.
- Laba (Ukraine) puts Ratatype top of its online typing tutors.
- Happy Monday (Ukraine) suggests Ratatype to novices gearing up to look for a job.
What educators like about Ratatype
The same five reasons crop up time and again.
- It costs nothing. Madonna University, John Keble Primary School, Online Courses Australia and Popular Science all class Ratatype as a free tool — a big plus for schools and families alike.
- Beginners of all ages are welcome. It's suggested for primary school children, university students and adults getting ready for the workplace.
- The certificate keeps learners going. PS2Q, TeachersFirst and The OT Toolbox single out the certificate: pupils are eager to reach the next level.
- Teachers can follow the whole class. The UGT union and the Extremadura teacher both appreciate virtual classes, which let you monitor every pupil's results.
- It suits a range of learners. Kent Dyslexia and Dysclick recommend Ratatype for children with dyslexia and other DYS conditions, while the choice of languages lets pupils learn in their mother tongue.
Bringing Ratatype into your lessons
Teachers around the world have already tried and tested a few approaches.
- A virtual class. Set up a class, invite your pupils and keep track of their progress — just as the teacher in Extremadura does.
- Contests. UzhNU's professional college ran the first round of its first-year contest on Ratatype, and ERIespacio suggests in-class typing speed challenges.
- Homework. A handful of short lessons each week brings consistent progress, and for home-educating families Ratatype works as a complete course.
Give it a go with your class
Over 20 endorsements from 8 countries — from Sheffield to Uzhhorod — prove that Ratatype delivers in real classrooms. Create your Ratatype account, set up a class and invite your pupils — it won't cost you a penny.
Already using Ratatype in your lessons? Get in touch — your school could appear in our next round-up.
