On Friday 25th June as England fans the world over were preparing for the big World Cup game on Sunday, girls from Waldegrave and Lady Eleanor Holles schools were pointing to a different goal - to send all children to school by 2015.

As advocates for the 1Goal Send my Friend to School campaign, the girls made a special presentation to Vince Cable, Business Secretary and MP for Twickenham, calling for World Leaders to provide education for the 72 million children currently not in education.

As part of the campaign over 8,000 schools in the UK have been making football scarves with individual message panels calling for global education for all, to send to the Prime Minister. The girls at Waldegrave decided to go a step further and invite Mr Cable along to see their scarves in person, and have been writing and preparing speeches ready to deliver to him in the outside amphitheatre at the school.

At the event several girls from year 10 talked passionately to Mr Cable about why they thought global education was a priority for World Leaders to address - and why it meant so much to them that children around the world had access to education. To emphasise their point they displayed the scarves made in the school during the campaign, many of which contained sequins and glitter, and cards featuring statistics on those missing out on an education.

1Goal Send My Friend is this year's youth action in support of the Global Campaign For Education. Coinciding with the FIFA World Cup, it hopes that by raising voices all over the world, education can be a reality for the millions of boys and girls who remain out of school. Since 2000, 40 million more children are in school, yet with World Leaders promising that all children will receive a primary education by 2015, it is vital that actions are taken so these promises become reality.

What do those who took part have to say?

Amber Syed, 14, one of the pupils who wrote the presentation:

"I felt completely awed, it was so amazing. It was a great experience to be able to talk to someone so influential in parliament. I think that if we get together as a team and we really try hard then we can make a difference. Each and every one of us can change this horrific situation where millions of children are missing an education and school”

Vince Cable said this about his visit:

'The presentation from Waldegrave and Lady Eleanor Holles pupils was highly professional and was a very powerful message of support for global education. I fully support what the pupils are trying to achieve.'

Alice Davies who is in Year 9 at Lady Eleanor Holles School:

As our scarf had so many contributors, we hope it will be even more effective in putting pressure on the government to achieve their Millennium goals. A lot of girls at LEH contributed to this charity effort, and it will make a big difference to the campaign, showing that young people do care about other children that need an education