Teaching about Grenfell · CPD reader and workbook

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Every video, reading and online activity referenced in the reader, with its reference number. Numbers follow the order in which resources first appear in the pack.

Some resources describe the Grenfell Tower fire and its aftermath. Please take care, and take breaks or step away when you need to.

Introduction

Using this pack

  1. R001The online CPD coursegrenfellcurriculum.com
  2. R002www.grenfellcurriculum.comgrenfellcurriculum.com

The Grenfell Tower fire

  1. R003Meet the Grenfell Curriculum Project Teamyoutu.be

The project

  1. R004Teaching about Grenfell: Recommendations from the community (report)eprints.soton.ac.uk

Centring community voices

  1. R005Introduction to the CPDyoutu.be

Week 1 – Before the fire

1.2 A tale of two Kensingtons

  1. R006A Journey of Recovery: Supporting health & wellbeing for the communities impacted by the Grenfell Tower fire disaster (Needs Assessment, 2018)jsna.info
  2. R007Explore Kensington and Chelseamaps.app.goo.gl

1.3 Explore Kensington through Google Maps

  1. R008Portobello Road Marketvisitportobello.com

1.5 Who lived in the tower?

  1. R009Live, laugh, love, Constantine Gras (blog post, June 2015)grasart.com
  2. R010The 21st Floorbbc.co.uk
  3. R011The lives of Grenfell Tower: the 72 victims of the fire, The Guardiantheguardian.com
  4. R012Grenfell: In the Words of Survivors - National Theatreyoutu.be

1.6 Unheeded warnings

  1. R013Sky News - First Tribunalyoutu.be
  2. R014Edward Daffarn's Warningyoutu.be
  3. R015Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 Report (seven volumes), GOV.UKgov.uk

1.7 “Show me the bodies”

  1. R016Course videoyoutu.be

1.9 A timeline of failures

  1. R017Online version of Grenfell Tower: A Timeline of Failuresgrenfellcurriculum.com
  2. R018“KCTMO: Playing with Fire!” (November 2016 blog post, PDF)assets.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk
  3. R019Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Reportwebarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk
  4. R020GOV.UK: Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 Government Responsegov.uk

1.11 What is Education for Disaster Justice?

  1. R021EDJ Principlesyoutu.be

End of week 1 and further reading

  1. R022The Grenfell Tower Fire (London Museum)londonmuseum.org.uk
  2. R023In Brutal Presence: Nicola Muirhead (LensCulture)lensculture.com
  3. R024Grenfell: Before the Fire (London Intelligence)londonintelligence.co.uk
  4. R025Grenfell Action Group Bloggrenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com
  5. R026A Residents’ Group Made Repeated Warnings (BuzzFeed News)buzzfeed.com
  6. R027Six Key Failures in the Way Grenfell Was Managed, Inside Housinginsidehousing.co.uk
  7. R028Following Grenfell, Equality and Human Rights Commissionequalityhumanrights.com
  8. R029Grenfell Warnings and the Collapse of Local Journalism, The Conversationtheconversation.com

Week 2 – The night of the fire

2.3 How did the fire start?

  1. R030Grenfell Tower: What happened (BBC News; contains images of the tower on fire)bbc.co.uk

2.4 How did it spread?

  1. R031Grenfell Tower fire: How the night unfolded (The Telegraph)youtu.be

2.6 Survivors’ accounts

  1. R032Read the full storytogetherband.org
  2. R033Grenfell Tower survivors tell how they ignored advice to stay puttheguardian.com

2.7 What should learners understand?

  1. R034What Should Learners Understand About Grenfell?youtu.be
  2. R035Education for Disaster Justice framework, The Grenfell Curriculumgrenfellcurriculum.com

2.8 What should learners be able to do?

  1. R036What Should Learners Be Able to Do?youtu.be

2.9 Curriculum mapping

  1. R037Online version of Matching Pairs: Grenfell Tower & Curriculumgrenfellcurriculum.com

2.10 Media failures and delayed justice

  1. R038Coverage of the Hillsborough disaster by The Sun (Wikipedia)en.wikipedia.org
  2. R039GOV.UK: Hillsborough Independent Panel Reportgov.uk
  3. R040policeconduct.gov.ukpoliceconduct.gov.uk
  4. R041Grenfell Action Group post-fire statementgrenfellactiongroup.wordpress.com
  5. R042How specialist journals uncovered the real story (The Conversation)theconversation.com
  6. R043Grenfell Inquiry hears Kebede was offered police protection (HuffPost)huffingtonpost.co.uk

2.11 Disrupting media narratives

  1. R044Online version of Deconstructing Disaster Narrativesgrenfellcurriculum.com

End of week 2 and further reading

  1. R045Grenfell Tower Fire, London Fire Brigadelondon-fire.gov.uk
  2. R046The Grenfell Tower Fire, Understanding Regulationregulation.org.uk
  3. R047Grenfell Unitedgrenfellunited.org.uk
  4. R048Grenfell Testimony Weektestimonyweek.co.uk
  5. R049Finally, the Truth About Hillsborough, The Conversationtheconversation.com
  6. R050Public Office (Accountability) Bill (‘Hillsborough Law’), House of Lords Library (26 August 2026)researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk

Week 3 – After the fire

3.1 What happened after the fire?

  1. R051The government responded swiftly to 7/7 bombings. What went wrong at Grenfell Tower?theguardian.com
  2. R052Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (Netflix documentary)netflix.com
  3. R0537/7 Memorial Service 2026, London City Halllondon.gov.uk
  4. R054‘The helpline is hopeless’: Grenfell relatives criticise lack of informationtheguardian.com

3.2 Bringing a community together

  1. R055How Grenfell brought a community togetheryoutu.be
  2. R056After Grenfell: The Faith Groups’ Responsetheosthinktank.co.uk
  3. R057Theos: After Grenfell (PDF)grenfellcurriculum.com
  4. R058Al-Manaar Mosque Response (PDF)grenfellcurriculum.com
  5. R059Cornwall Hugs Grenfellcornwallhugsgrenfell.org
  6. R0604.16 Institute for Life and Safety Educationgoe416.go.kr
  7. R061Two Communities, One Heart: Cornwall and Kensington Togetheryoutu.be

3.3 How should we remember Grenfell?

  1. R062Grenfell Tower Memorial Commission film to mark the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.youtu.be
  2. R063Remembering Grenfell, Commission Report (PDF)grenfellcurriculum.com
  3. R064Listen as a podcastgrenfelltowermemorial.co.uk

3.4 Literature as remembrance

  1. R065Read & listen on the Poetry Archivepoetryarchive.org
  2. R066The Guardian: Demolition would risk fire being forgotten, some survivors saytheguardian.com

3.5 The future of Grenfell

  1. R067BBC News: Plan to dismantle block ‘unforgivable’, families saybbc.co.uk
  2. R068Memorial Commission Report (PDF, November 2023)grenfelltowermemorial.co.uk
  3. R069RIBAJ: Memorial design must bring sense of peace and justiceribaj.com

3.6 Mapping your moral compass

  1. R070Online version of Mapping Your Moral Compassgrenfellcurriculum.com

3.7 The CARE-LEAD approach

  1. R071Introducing the CARE-LEAD Pedagogical Modelyoutu.be

3.8 Teaching Grenfell in an unfinished present

  1. R072Teaching an Unfinished Eventyoutu.be
  2. R073Online version of Design Your Learning Experiencegrenfellcurriculum.com

End of week 3 and further reading

  1. R074Phase 2 Report: Digest of Key Findings, Fire Brigades Unionfbu.org.uk
  2. R075The Grenfell Tower Inquiry, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsearbkc.gov.uk
  3. R076Grenfell Tower Inquiry: House of Lords Debate, Lords Librarylordslibrary.parliament.uk
  4. R077How the Failures That Caused Grenfell Still Exist Today, The Guardian (February 2026)theguardian.com
  5. R078Justice4Grenfelljustice4grenfell.org
  6. R079Shouts for Justice at Grenfell Anniversary March, ITV News (June 2025)itv.com
  7. R080Update on the Future of Grenfell Tower, GOV.UK (February 2025)gov.uk
  8. R081Two-Year Process to Take Down Grenfell Tower Begins, ITV News (Sept 2025)itv.com
  9. R082Grenfell Tower to Be Demolished, Sparking Outrage, The Architect’s Newspaperarchpaper.com
  10. R083Complete the course feedback formgrenfellcurriculum.com

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