LONDON, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Teachers Assurance, the financial services provider specialising in teachers and their families, has announced their sponsorship of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's annual Times Education Supplement (TES) Schools Awards.

The TES Schools Awards are now in their fifth year, and are designed to celebrate those schools, individuals and teams whose dedication, innovation and hard work make a real difference for both their pupils and communities. The awards are to be held on the 5th July in Westminster, London with categories such as Inspirational Teacher of the Year, Special Needs School of the Year, Overall School of the Year and the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award up for grabs.

Abby Bowman, Head of Brand at Teachers Assurance said of the awards "We're over the moon to be sponsoring the Lifetime Achievement prize at this year's TES Schools Awards. As a company we're committed to excellence in teaching and have been working alongside teachers since 1877, which is why these awards seemed the perfect choice for us. We feel proud to be sponsoring the Lifetime Achievement Award and can't wait to honour the hard work and dedication of those nominated. As an organisation we endeavour to support teachers throughout the life stages of their career, and so it is a pleasure to recognise teachers in this way."

This year marks the financial services provider's first involvement with the worthy awards, having selected to sponsor the coveted Lifetime Achievement prize. The Lifetime Achievement Award itself is aimed at celebrating and rewarding someone who has given their life to education, and could be gifted to a well-known education figurehead or to an "unsung hero" within the industry.

Duncan Verry, Display and  Events Director at the TES, expressed his thanks to Teachers Assurance for sponsoring the Lifetime Acheivement Award. "We're very pleased that organisations like Teachers Assurance show such support and commitment to the education sector. The dedication and teamwork found in UK schools really is worth celebrating, and we're delighted to work with organisations that understand this."

To find out more about the Times Education School Awards 2013, visit http://www.tesawards.co.uk.

Teachers Assurance offers a range of a range of savings, investment, home insurance, health and life cover products that are all designed with teachers and their families in mind. If you would like to find out more, please visit http://www.teachersassurance.co.uk or if you prefer to chat to someone please call on 0800-056-0563.

Notes to Editor

About Teachers Assurance

•   Teachers Assurance was set up in 1877 and today offers a range of savings, investments, home insurance products, health and life cover for individuals and families that are designed with teachers in mind
•   Teachers Assurance does not offer financial advice. Instead, the company offers a financial education programme for teachers which includes Money Talks in schools and a range of online financial calculator tools
•   As a friendly, mutual society, profits are invested to help support customers and future customers or shared with members
•   Teachers Assurance was started by what was to become the National Union of Teachers in 1877. Although we are now separate to the Union, we still work in partnership and Teachers Assurance is endorsed by the NUT to provide financial services to members.

Teachers Assurance is a trading name of Teachers Provident Society Limited (TPS), an incorporated Friendly Society No 372F. A member of the Association of British Insurers and the Association of Financial Mutuals. Teachers Provident Society Limited and Teachers Assurance Company Limited No 314801 are authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Teachers Financial Services Limited No. 3401635 and Sovereign Unit Trust Managers Limited No. 2072297 are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Teachers Management Services Limited No. 3401641 is not a regulated company.

All companies are wholly owned subsidiaries of TPS. Registered in England and Wales. To help us continually improve customer service, calls may be monitored and recorded. 1223713

For further information:
Laura Bentham, Social Media & PR Executive
+44(0)1202-435112
lbentham@teachersassurance.co.uk
http://www.teachersassurance.co.uk/press

SOURCE Teachers Assurance