Design your learning experience

Workbook30 minutes

Based on what you have learned about the Grenfell Tower fire and effective approaches to teaching sensitive and complex topics, begin designing a lesson plan.

1. Learners and context4 min

Who are your learners and what is their starting point?

Consider: age or key stage; subject or setting; prior knowledge; personal connections; sensitivities.

e.g. a Year 10 Citizenship class; a museum family-learning group; adults at a community workshop…

2. Focus areas3 min

Which aspects of the Grenfell story will you prioritise?

Knowledge and understanding

Life before the disaster The human impact Community solidarity Facts and causes Unheeded warnings Ongoing struggle for justice

Skills and disposition

Decision making Professional ethics Empathy and emotional intelligence Active listening Community action Critical media literacy

3. Learning objectives4 min

Draft objectives across knowledge, skills, and values.

For example: Knowledge: Understand how deregulation and cost-cutting contributed to the Grenfell Tower fire.

4. Creating a safe space4 min

How will you manage the sensitivity of this material?

For example: Establish ground rules, content warnings and an opt-out route for learners.

5. Activity idea5 min

Draft one core activity or task.

For example: Students examine a timeline of residents’ warnings and discuss institutional responses.

Review your plan below. You can print it, save it as a PDF, or copy the text.