Sixty million children are still out of school across the globe, despite a pledge by world leaders to ensure primary education for all.
Furthermore, another 200 million children cannot read or write despite going to school because of lack of resources and trained teachers.
Campaigners are trying to hold world leaders to account for their United Nations Millennium Development Goal pledge to ensure that all primary-aged children are in school by 2015. However, at the current rate of progress, there will still be 48 million children out of school by this deadline.
This month, UK schools will be seeking to bring new impetus to the global campaign when they take part in the inaugural Education for All Day. Taking place on Friday, June 21, it is being organised by the Steve Sinnott Foundation and will see schools taking part in activities including assemblies, theatre productions, blogging and radio broadcasts.
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