When creating reading materials for young learners, font choice matters. For early readers, a single-storey “a” (ɑ) is preferred because it matches the handwritten form children are taught, making it easier for them to recognise and reproduce letters. The best fonts for this age group are clear, spacious, and free from distracting flourishes, ensuring that […]

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Handwriting fonts bring warmth and personality to educational materials while maintaining clarity for learners. The best options balance legibility with a natural handwritten feel, making them suitable for worksheets, posters, presentations, and digital resources. For education, it’s also worth noting whether a font uses a single-storey “a” (ɑ), which matches early handwriting instruction, or a […]

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We bring together two of the most effective font styles for developing strong, consistent handwriting skills. Dotted fonts provide a clear tracing path for each letter, guiding learners through the correct stroke sequence and helping them build muscle memory for letter shapes. Guides fonts go a step further by including handwriting lines; baseline, x-height, ascender, […]

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In an age where keyboards dominate our daily communication, handwriting might seem like a fading skill. Yet, there has been a renewed interest in bringing it back, not only for its nostalgic charm but for its proven educational benefits. Schools, parents, and tutors alike are recognising that cursive writing plays a unique role in building […]

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It was not that long ago that the use of mobile devices and social media in to schools and in to the classroom was something that left educators quaking. All they could see were the bad outcomes of students glued to their screens and the negative impacts of social media. While social media companies do […]

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As a facilitator in the adult learning space, a successful course outcome is one where candidates are able to apply what they have learnt in the classroom, to their workplace. This is what differentiates Outcomes-based education (OBE) from a contents-based education. We have compared these two teaching approaches in detail in the previous article and looked […]

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An essential part of a facilitator’s role is monitoring and providing feedback to learners on their performance. This information gives both the opportunity to identify areas of improvement so that they’re able to meet the standards set that determines whether or not they achieve a certificate at the end of the day. To give the […]

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One of the main roles a facilitator needs to perform is to monitor learner progress throughout the course. They will have to gather evidence to assess whether or not a student meets the criteria or standards to pass, or whether they have achieved the learning outcomes as communicated at the outset of the training. Assessment […]

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As a teaching professional who is passionate about your craft, you recognise the need to adequately preparate for classes so that you’re able to hold the attention of and successfully impart new knowledge to different learner types. You also appreciate the need to plan the resources required to conduct a smooth and focused session where […]

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Ideas For Facilitation Methods and Questioning Techniques to Encourage Learner Participation and Interaction (Target audience: Training instructors in the adult learning space who teach a range of subjects) In the previous article, we’ve explored different learning domains, namely cognitive, affective and psychomotor where the instructor needs to incorporate learning opportunities in the classroom that encourage students […]

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