Course contents
Modules and weekly focus
Work through the course in order, or move straight to the topic you need.
Introduction to the Course
Understanding Grenfell
- Week 1: Learning Objectives
- About You
- 1-1: The story before the fire
- A tale of two Kensingtons
- Activity: Explore a Tale of Two Kensingtons through Google Maps
- The Demographic Contrast
- Who Lived In The Tower?
- Unheeded Warnings
- “Show Me the Bodies”
- Quiz: Understanding Grenfell
- Grenfell Tower: A Timeline of Failures
- 1-2: Education for Disaster Justice
- How Should We Approach Teaching About Grenfell?
- What Is Education For Disaster Justice?
- How Not To Teach About Disasters
- Where Might Grenfell-Related Themes Meaningfully Sit?
- End of Week 1 & Further Reading
The night of the fire & what to teach
- Week 2: Learning Objectives
- 2-1: The night of the fire
- Where Were You The Night Of The Fire?
- The Grenfell Tower Inquiry Report
- How Did The Fire Start?
- How Did It Spread?
- Why Did It Spread So Quickly?
- Survivors’ Accounts
- 2-2: What to teach about Grenfell
- What Should Learners Understand About Grenfell?
- What Should Learners Be Able to Do?
- Curriculum Mapping
- Media Failures and Delayed Justice in Hillsborough and Grenfell
- Disrupting Media Narratives of Disaster
- End of Week 2 & Further Reading
Since the fire & how to teach
- Week 3: Learning Objectives
- 3-1: Since the fire
- What Happened After the Fire?
- Bringing a Community Together
- How Should We Remember Grenfell?
- Literature as Remembrance
- The Future of Grenfell (1)
- The Future of Grenfell (2)
- 3-2: How to teach about Grenfell
- Exercise: Mapping Your Moral Compass
- How Should We Teach About Grenfell? The CARE–LEAD Approach
- Teaching Grenfell in an Unfinished Present
- Exercise: Design Your Grenfell Learning Experience
- End of Week 3 & Further Reading