Out of curiousity, do any of you conduct partial panel training in
actual instrument conditions?

I have, but in pretty benign conditions. In other words, ceilings
high enough that I could recover in visual conditions if we fell out
of the clouds. Even did unusual attitudes.

I'm sure I would grow more adventuresome if I had more opportunities
for this, but when good IMC conditions come about, I think it's more
beneficial to the student to shoot full panel approaches. Plus, I'm
not sure how ATC would appreciate partial panel sloppiness.