NUT members are asked to consider nominating a non-NUT member for the 2012 Fred and Anne Jarvis Award which recognises the contribution of individuals, external to the Union, who have campaigned tirelessly on educational issues.

The award recognises the example and commitment to education shown by former NUT General Secretary, Fred Jarvis, and his wife, Anne Jarvis, a lifelong NUT member and former chair of the education committee for Barnet Council, who died in 2007.

The inaugural award in 2008 was presented to Margaret Tulloch for her work in supporting comprehensive education. Subsequent recipients have included journalist and education campaigner Fiona Millar; the former Children's Laureate, poet and anti-SATS campaigner Michael Rosen; and last year's winner Professor Robin Alexander in recognition of his campaigning work on the Cambridge Review of the Primary Curriculum and his dedication to the education of young children.

The deadline for nominations is 12 NOON, 1 February 2012.

The award will be made through the presentation of a certificate at the NUT's annual conference to be held in 2012 in Torquay.

For further details or to submit nominations contact Celia Dignan in the Education and Equalities Department at NUT headquarters (c.dignan@nut.org.uk).