Send My Friend to School is a campaign which brings together hundreds of thousands of students and teachers in the UK who want the government to keep its promise of education for all.

Send My Friend is the UK arm of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). The GCE is a coalition of child rights activists, teachers’ unions and development organisations from around the world, united in their determination to make the right to education a reality.

The story so far...

• 2000: world leaders promise a primary education for all by 2015
• 2003: GCE smashes the Guinness world record for the Biggest Lesson ever, with two million children taking part around the world
• 2004:  two and a half million join in The Big Lobby, bringing politicians back to school and taking over parliaments and official buildings
• 2005: five million paper ‘buddies’ – each representing one of the 100 million children out of school – are sent to world leaders
• 2006: My Friend Needs a Teacher – over six million campaigners in 112 countries highlight the global shortage of teachers
• 2007: children and communities in 120 countries around the world Join Up with human or paper chains to show world leaders their commitment to education for all
• 2008: 8.8 million children in over 100 countries take part in another record breaking ‘World’s Biggest Lesson’
• 2009: 13 million joined in The Big Read around the world