We come to the end of the second week. Hopefully, the final activity gives you some insight into how you might include the Grenfell story in your own teaching. Next week, we will examine the events since the fire and Grenfell’s legacy.
Further Reading
What Happened That Night
1 Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1 Report (October 2019)
Official findings on the events of the night: fire spread, evacuation, and emergency response.
Official findings on the events of the night: fire spread, evacuation, and emergency response.
2 Grenfell Tower Fire, London Fire Brigade
LFB’s account of the night and the institutional changes that followed.
LFB’s account of the night and the institutional changes that followed.
3 The Grenfell Tower Fire, Understanding Regulation
Clear summary of the technical and regulatory failures that enabled the fire to spread.
Clear summary of the technical and regulatory failures that enabled the fire to spread.
Survivors’ Voices & Testimony
4 Grenfell United
The survivors’ and bereaved families’ campaign group, their story in their words.
The survivors’ and bereaved families’ campaign group, their story in their words.
5 Grenfell Testimony Week
A project dedicated to giving the bereaved, survivors, and residents a platform to share their experiences.
A project dedicated to giving the bereaved, survivors, and residents a platform to share their experiences.
6 “GRENFELL TOWER FIRE”, Grenfell Action Group (14 June 2017)
The community blog’s raw post on the day of the fire: “All our warnings fell on deaf ears.”
The community blog’s raw post on the day of the fire: “All our warnings fell on deaf ears.”
Media Failure
7 Finally, the Truth About Hillsborough, The Conversation
Analysis of media failure at Hillsborough, a key comparator for teaching about Grenfell.
Analysis of media failure at Hillsborough, a key comparator for teaching about Grenfell.