Ten years ago donors came together in Amsterdam to launch the Education For All Fast Track Initiative (FTI) with the aim of harmonizing their efforts in support of developing country governments with credible plans to deliver education for all. The Global Campaign for Education has identified ten key principles for improving the amount, quality and effectiveness of aid to basic education which we urge the Global Partnership for Education to make its own. Building on the FTI’s work to date the Global Partnership for Education could, by securing commitments from its various members to these principles play a central role in transforming aid to education and accelerating global progress on Education for All.