The Grenfell Tower fire
The Grenfell Tower fire occurred on 14 June 2017, in North Kensington, London, marking one of the most tragic events in recent British history.
A fire broke out in the 24-storey residential building and rapidly spread due to the flammable exterior cladding. The fire burned for over 60 hours, killing 72 people and injuring many others.
Investigations revealed significant failures in social housing policy, fire safety regulations and building materials, with the state and cladding manufacturers bearing substantial responsibility for creating and perpetuating these social injustices.
Welcome
Welcome to the Grenfell Curriculum CPD programme. In this introductory video, you’ll meet members of the project team, hear about the collaboration between the Grenfell community and education researchers, and learn what to expect from the course ahead.
WatchMeet the Grenfell Curriculum project team
An introduction to the course and the people behind it.
A note on wellbeing and sensitive content
We recognise that people have different relationships to traumatic events such as Grenfell. Informed by consultation with the Grenfell Working Group, we have sought to minimise potentially distressing content and imagery in this CPD, focusing on the lessons of Grenfell and how to teach about them. Even so, some material may be difficult to engage with. Please take breaks or step away from particular material as you need.