Go for Gold! in 2012 with Send My Friend to School

Athletes from around the world will converge on London this year to compete and achieve to the best of their abilities. But 67 million children worldwide are still held back from reaching their potential because they don't get an education.

Each year millions of teachers and students from around the world remind their leaders of the important promise they made to get every child into school by 2015. It is working – 50 million more children are in school today compared to 2000.

But like an athlete hitting the wall, progress has faltered. With only three years to go before the finish line of 2015, we need a new surge of energy to make sure all children get the chance to take part in the Great Education Race.

The campaign

In 2011 600,000 children in nearly 5,000 UK schools and youth groups took part, sending messages to their MPs to highlight how girls are the most likely to miss out on education.

This year's campaign, inspired by the Olympic Games, calls on leaders to 'Go for Gold!' for education and ensure that the promise of universal primary education is achieved.

Take action now

On current trends over 50 million children will still be out of school by 2015. We need to send a clear message to our leaders that they need to do more.