At the beginning of an investigation into a topic or theme to help build knowledge or at the end to summarise learning

Stay and Stray can encourage everyone to contribute their point of view. Help build collaborative knowledge. Build group confidence.

1. Identify the theme or topic to be  discussed

2. Develop three questions which focus on the topic. Each question should seek to build onto the question prior to it

3. Whole group into seated or standing groups of three

4. Each group member is given a number 1-3

5. Inform No2 that they will be the time keeper in the strategy and will stay where they are when 1 and 3 are asked to move on

6.  Ask the first question to whole group informing them that each person in the group will have only 30 secs to share their thoughts about that question with their own group

7. Remind timekeeper they will be responsible for managing the time of discussion in their group

8.  When all participants have shared their input call final time on this question and provide instructions for movement

9. Instructions for movement. 1 moves clockwise to the nearest group  whilst 3 moves anticlockwise to their nearest group. Remind 2 that they must stay where they are

10. When group members arrive at their new group, inform everyone that each person will have 30 secs to share the discussions from the first question with their new group. Remind timekeeper (number 2s) they will be responsible for managing the time of discussion in their group