I often ask pupils and teachers how often they change talk partners; a typical answer is ‘not very often’. Let’s switch things up! When we try it, and ask the children what they think, they say:

“I like the idea of switching talk partners because then you learn more about others and their thoughts.” (Yr5)
“I like that! I like talking to different people. Once I had someone who just sat there for a whole term!” (Yr1)
“You swap seats and other people come and put other ideas into your brain.” (Yr4)