ST Gregory's High has been announced as a dementia-friendly school as part of its work in the wider community.
The school was invited to the official opening by Sally Lindsay of the Forget Me Not Dementia Unit at Warrington Hospital last month to mark its first anniversary.
Last year, as part of the school's Heroes of Diversity week, pupils were asked to nominate people and organisations they felt the school could help with.
Year 10 pupil Georgia Hatton nominated the Forget Me Not unit as she believed this would be a way of showing patients that young people care.
St Gregory’s is committed to raising awareness of the illness and 25 members of staff have already volunteered to be trained as dementia friends as part of the national campaign sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Society.
Head teacher Paul Heitzman said: "It is so important that our young people understand what dementia is and how it might affect family members so that they are able to offer support."
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