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Reality TV head teacher Jenny Smith is calling on teachers across the United Kingdom to throw their support behind the biggest petition in history.

The star of Channel 4 series Educating the East End wants millions to demand world leaders take immediate action to get every girl and boy into school, without danger or discrimination.

Jenny helped marking the 25th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The rally, at LondonÂ鶹APP™s Southbank, was hosted by A World at School and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown delivered a powerful speech about the importance of educating every child in the world and was interviewed about his support of the campaign.

Jenny, 41, head teacher of Frederick Bremer School in East London, said Â鶹APPœWe often forget in the UK how lucky we are to have free and high-quality schools. There are 58 million young people around the world who donÂ鶹APP™t have this right. ThatÂ鶹APP™s truly shocking. 

Â鶹APPœWe have to work together to create a future for our young people and support teachers around the world. ThatÂ鶹APP™s why IÂ鶹APP™m proud to have helped launch the #UpForSchool petition in the UK Â鶹APP“ and stand with the 2014 Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi and a movement of people collecting signatures in every county around the world in support of the right to education.Â鶹APP�

A World at School Global Youth Ambassadors Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan Â鶹APP“ the teenagers who were injured on their school bus with Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban in Pakistan in 2012 Â鶹APP“ also shared their courageous story at the rally and supported #UpForSchool. The event demonstrated the unprecedented public support for the 58 million children currently excluded from school because they are child labourers, brides, discriminated against and exploited. There is also growing outrage over the increasing numbers of attacks on schools.

Kainat Riaz and Shazia Ramzan said: Â鶹APPœWhy can we not walk alongside our boys? Why do we have to cover our books and risk danger of attack for wanting to learn? Why? Books are my future, and I believe that eduaction is a fundamental right.Â鶹APP�

Sarah Brown, campaigner and co-founder of A World at School, said Â鶹APPœWorld leaders promised to get every child into school by 2015. We now have a window of opportunity to put the pressure on them to keep their promises, making 2015 the year all children secured the right to go to school and learn.Â鶹APP�

A range of diverse partners have announced their support for the petition, including  Â鶹APP“ the global federation of teachersÂ鶹APP™ unions Â鶹APP“ pledging to collect six million signatures and the (ANCEFA) collecting signatures in more than 30 countries across sub-Saharan Africa.

Making sure all children around the world have the right to an education join us please

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Fifteen schools from London to Tyneside also attended the rally to pledge their support. MBE, British television presenter and wheelchair basketball player, and Andy Akinwolere. formerly a presenter on the childrenÂ鶹APP™s TV show Blue Peter, also took a stand #UpForSchool.

Andrew Smith, Faculty Leader for Humanities & MFL from Boldon School in South Tyneside, who travelled with 10 students to attend the launch, said: Â鶹APPœMy students have come away from this event with a real determination to make a difference and encourage all in our school to play their part in promoting this important initiative. The #UpForSchool petition will send out a powerful message that change must happen. I want to encourage teachers and students across the UK to get their schools involved in this historical campaigning moment.Â鶹APP�

A teachersÂ鶹APP™ toolkit is now available, including ways for schools and students to get involved to help make #UpForSchool it the worldÂ鶹APP™s largest petition. .

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