Seatbay guide
Classroom seating chart: pairs
Pairs seat two pupils at each desk, in columns facing the board. Everyone still faces the front, and each pupil has a partner for paired work. Seatbay opens the layout with 15 double desks for a class of 30.
Open the pairs layoutOpens Seatbay with this layout ready to fill. If you have a plan started already, it opens that: pick the layout under Layouts.
When pairs work well
Pairs are a common middle way between rows and groups. Talking to a partner takes no moving of furniture, and the class still faces the teacher.
Who sits with whom matters more than in rows. Keep apart stops two pupils sharing a desk or sitting next to each other, and keep together does the opposite for a pair that works well.
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
What if my class is an odd number?
One desk has an empty seat. Leave it free, or change that desk to a single seat.
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.