Seating guides

Guides for teachers, event organizers and anyone who has to decide who sits where. Most of the advice works with or without an app.

Classroom seating

“Next to them again?”: how to stop repeat seat partners when you change seatsHow to use your last few seating charts to stop students ending up next to the same classmates every time you change seats. How far back to look, what counts as a neighbor at table groups, and when to make it a hard rule.
Free printable seating chart templates (PDF): rows, table groups and name tentsFree printable seating chart templates for the classroom, in US Letter and A4. Rows (6 × 6), table groups (6 groups of 6) and fold-to-stand name tents. No sign-up, just download the PDF.

Parties, workshops and events

Table assignments for parties and training days: mixing teams and companiesHow to assign tables at a company party, holiday party, conference dinner or training day so the same teams and companies don't cluster together. Plus where to seat hosts and guests of honor, and what to do about no-shows.

Seating charts that follow your rules, in seconds.

SeatCraft is a seating chart app for iPhone, iPad and Android. Every feature is free for up to 20 people, with no account needed. Larger groups need the full version, a one-time purchase with no subscription.

See the SeatCraft page