Classrooms up and down the country will surely be discussing this appalling tragedy. The Day has produced some excellent resources for use in school, including teachers’ advice for talking about the fire with children and young people:

“The Grenfell Tower fire feels like an era-defining event. It will be discussed in classrooms across the country and around the world. Events as starkly tragic as this are bound to engender some strong reactions. On a visit to North Kensington over the weekend, I experienced first hand the righteous, grief-fuelled anger felt by residents. One man, who had lost friends in the fire, expressed his fury at everyone from the council to the prime minister. Who can blame him? But in the classroom, these conversations are surely best when calm, rational and thoughtful without shying away from the difficult questions that need to be addressed.” – The Day

More issues to ponder – In the wake of the hellish blaze that killed dozens in London, the UK began allocating blame. But foreign media pondered what the tragedy tells about deeper problems in British society. – The Day

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