Bradford MPs have been asked to swap the House of Commons for the classroom in a bid to highlight how many school children worldwide receive no education.

Gerry Sutcliffe, Terry Rooney, Marsha Singh, Ann Cryer and Philip Davies have all been invited to visit schools in their constituencies as part of nationwide event by the Global Campaign for Education.

MPs who go back to school will help pupils make cut-out figures - dubbed 'buddies' - to represent the 100 million children across the world who do not go to school.

The 'buddies' will be presented to world leaders at the G8 summit in Scotland in July, reminding them of their promise to make sure all children have access to primary education by 2015.

The campaign - called Send My Friend To School - runs until June 10.

The Global Campaign for Education is a coalition of teachers' unions and development organisations including ActionAid, ALT, Comic Relief, NASUWT, NUT, Oxfam, Plan International, Sight Savers International and VSO.

Mr Rooney, Labour MP for Bradford North, has been asked to visit Bolling Special School in Anerley Street and Thornbury Primary in Dick Lane.

Mr Singh, Labour MP for Bradford West, has been invited to Princeville Primary in Willowfield Street and Challenge College in North Avenue.

Mr Sutcliffe, Labour MP for Bradford South, could visit Hill Top CE Primary in Low Moor and St Matthew's CE Primary.

Other local MPs invited to schools are Ann Cryer (Lab, Keighley) - Stanbury Village School, Guard House Primary; Philip Davies (Con, Shipley) - Denholme Primary; David Curry (Con, Skipton & Ripon) - Embsay CE (VC) Primary; Paul Truswell (Lab, Pudsey) - Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary, Rufford Park Primary, Park Spring

Primary, Bramley.

Mr Davies said: "I think it is

a great opportunity to raise awareness to the fact there

are millions of children across the globe who don't get an

education - and drive home to children in Bradford how lucky they are to get the chance to go to school."