SCHOOL MOTTO: We have created an environment at Edge End that is not only safe but one that takes positive action to develop mutual respect.

We have four principal aims: to help individual pupils understand and respect the world in which they live, to help pupils take their place in the world of work and leisure, to help them develop the spiritual side of their nature and promote a sense of personal, moral and self respect and to develop their individual skills as well as developing a lively mind full of experience and imagination.

PRESENT PUPILS: When the school first opened we started off with 200 pupils, the number has now risen to 650.

HISTORY LESSON: The school was built in the 1930s in a pleasant part of Nelson, surpassed by the magnificent views of Pendle Hill and the surrounding countryside. With two exceptions all facilities are on the ground floor, which means the absence of numerous flights of stairs makes the school attractive to disabled youngsters.

OUT AND ABOUT: Our children take part in lots of activities out of school, one of which was taking part in the annual Motorola Magistrates Mock Trial at Manchester Magistrates Court. In September of last year 40 pupils travelled to Guildford in Surrey to have a go at creating their own soap. We also have days trips and residential courses which the children really enjoy.

SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT: Our school was the first school in Lancashire to introduce GNVQ Part One Programmes. Therefore the school is able to offer GNVQ Manufacturing, GNVQ Business and GNVQ IT to Foundation and Intermediate level, a successful completion of the course is the equivalent of two GCSE passes. We recently held a three-week Summer School for the forthcoming Y6 children who will join the school in August.

WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS: The Friends of Edge End is a thriving parents, pupils and staff association with the aim of supporting the school in its aims and objectives and it raises money to help fund us. Recent fundraising events include car boot sales, sponsored walks and a fun day.

WHAT WOULD WE DO WITH £100,000: Spend it on a youth club for the upper school pupils of Years 10 and 11, for their own time and space.