OREANDA-NEWS. September 07, 2015. Lighthouse Group plc (AIM:LGT), the national financial adviser of choice for Middle Britain, is pleased to announce that it has agreed a new contract with ATL (Association Of Teachers and Lecturers), to be the preferred provider of expert financial advice to its members.

The contract will run for three years and under the terms Lighthouse will be the preferred provider of financial advice to ATL members, encompassing advice on savings, investments, pensions and protection, plus mortgages.

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers ("ATL") is an independent, registered trade union and professional association representing approximately 170,000 teachers, headteachers, lecturers and support staff in maintained and independent nurseries, schools, sixth form, further and higher education colleges and universities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ATL exists to help members, as their careers develop, through first rate research, advice, information and legal advice.

This contract represents a new association for Lighthouse and extends further the Group's already impressive list of affinity partnerships, which includes major employee organisations such as UNISON, usdaw, Unite, BA Clubs, Prospect, Parliament Hill and the Association of School and College Leaders.

Peter Pendle, Deputy General Secretary of ATL, commented: "We are delighted to have secured this contract with Lighthouse, which will enable us to facilitate financial planning assistance for our members on a truly national basis and at a time of unprecedented change in the financial planning landscape."

Malcolm Streatfield, Chief Executive Officer of Lighthouse commented: "The Board is delighted that we have secured this partnership with ATL. We look forward to developing our relationship over the coming years and working closely with ATL members to assist them with their financial planning requirements. The Board remains committed to increasing our affinity partnerships throughout the UK."