1. Dementia Awareness Lesson Plan
Sponsored By
Volunteer Project Lead –Jayne Gledhill
THE PROJECT Due to the UK’s ageing population, the main aim of this project is to make York a ‘Dementia Friendly City’ by raising awareness of Dementia to York students every academic year.
PROJECT DETAILS This is a GeniUS York Project funded by City of York Council and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. GeniUS is the space for you to post and share your ideas with the online community. See - geniusyork.com
THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To explain Dementia
To raise awareness of Dementia
Help make York Dementia Friendly through awareness

2. I AM A TEENAGER – Why Do I Need To Know About Dementia?
THE UK IS AN AGEING POPULATION
CURRENTLY 800K PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA
SET TO RISE TO OVER 2 MILLION BY 2021
YORK & NORTH YORKSHIRE
2007 Est. 10,851
2021 Est. 15, % Increase
THIS FIGURE FEELS VERY REAL WHEN YOU REALISE THAT THERE ARE APPROX. 9,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN HAXBY

3. RAISE YOUR HAND!
RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU FEEL THAT YOU HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA
DO YOU KNOW ANYONE THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY DEMENTIA?

4. DEFINITION of DEMENTIA
DEMENTIA DESCRIBES A COMMON SET OF SYMPTOMS THAT DEVELOP AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE TO YOUR BRAIN
IT IS A PROGRESSIVE DISEASE
SYMPTOMS TYPICALLY INCLUDE
MEMORY LOSS
DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATING
CHANGES IN MOOD
TASK 1 – GIVE STUDENTS THE DEFINITION OF DEMENTIA

5. WATCH THE FILM - TUNING INTO DEMENTIA

6. PLEASE WRITE DOWN THE ONE THING THAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT DEMENTIA
POSTCARD
PLEASE WRITE DOWN THE ONE THING THAT SURPRISED YOU ABOUT DEMENTIA

7. REFLECTIONS HOW DID YOU FEEL WHEN YOU WERE WATCHING THE FILM?
DISCUSS WHY THIS SUBJECT IS IMPORTANT TO TEENAGERS
THE AGEING POPULATION MAY BE A CHALLENGE TO YOUR FUTURE
THE IMPACTS THAT IT MAY HAVE ON SERVICES SUCH AS THE NHS OR CARE HOMES
SPLIT THE CLASS INTO TWO GROUPS AND ASK THEM TO SHARE THEIR REFLECTIONS

8. RAISE YOUR HAND!
IF YOU NOW FEEL THAT YOU HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA
LEARNING OUTCOMES

9. SCENARIO
IF YOU SAW SOMEONE IN DIFFICULTY IN THE STREET (THEY LOOKED LOST)
WOULD YOU HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO EITHER HELP THEM OR GET HELP FROM ANOTHER ADULT?
LEARNING OUTCOMES

10. THE FUTURE
DO YOU THINK THAT WE ARE GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO MAKE YORK DEMENTIA FRIENDLY?
PRIME MINISTER’S CHALLENGE – challenge-on-dementia

11. CONTACT DETAILS DEMENTIA CONTACTS: DEMENTIA FORWARD T 01765 601224E
ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY T E