We feel that it is important that our children have a strong sense of belonging to our locality and knowing its history.  Didsbury is rich in, especially Victorian, local history and our curriculum is designed so that children have the opportunity to discover how our village developed and changed over time. A little further afield our children have the opportunity to step into the world of Tudor life at the magnificent Bramall Hall, experience the hardships of being a Victorian apprentice at Styal Mill and step back into life in war time Britain at the Stockport Air Raid Shelters.

A broad and balanced curriculum

At Didsbury CE children study history for the equivalent of 45 minutes a week in KS1 and one hour a week in KS2.  We have always been committed to providing a broad and balanced curriculum that is not narrowed in end of key stage years and we are proud of the work that is produced in our history lessons.  We passionately believe that the history curriculum should build upon the skills and knowledge of the core subjects.  For example, the history curriculum gives opportunity for high level and substantial pieces of writing that contextualise the skills taught in the English curriculum.