Seatbay guide
Classroom seating chart: groups
Groups seat four or six pupils round a shared table. The layout suits group work and discussion, and it is common in primary classrooms. Seatbay opens it with tables of four for a class of 30, and each table can be changed to seat up to eight.
Open the groups layoutOpens Seatbay with this layout ready to fill. If you have a plan started already, it opens that: pick the layout under Layouts.
When groups work well
Groups make shared tasks easy: pupils can see each other and share what is on the table. Some pupils will sit side-on to the board, so think about who needs a clear view of the front.
The mix at each table is the whole craft of a group plan. Rules help: keep two pupils apart, keep a pair together, or say that a pupil must be at one table.
Fill it in
Paste your class list, one name on each line, then drag each pupil to a desk (or tap a name, then a desk, on a phone or tablet). Add or remove desks to match your room.
Set keep apart or keep together for any two pupils, and mark a pupil who should sit near the front or near the door. A broken rule is marked on both desks with its reason. The plan prints on one sheet for the classroom wall or a cover teacher.
Questions
Can I have groups of six?
Yes. Change the number of seats at any group, from two to eight, and remove the tables you no longer need.
Where do my pupils’ names go?
Nowhere. There is no account, and the class stays in your browser on your own device. A class is never shared in a link: you print the plan, or save a backup file.