Achievement through Collaboration (AtC) is a Trust of five strong schools across Blackpool, Blackburn, Wigan, and Lancashire. The Trust is also an accredited ITT provider, operating a network of Teacher Training Hubs across the North-West to deliver high-quality teacher training programme in schools and trusts.
Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.
CEO Jane Chambers
A Multi Academy Trust is a charity with a single purpose- to advance education for the public benefit.
But, if every Trust has the same single purpose, what is it that sets Achievement through Collaboration apart from other Trusts? What is our promise to our children, staff, parents and communities? How do we ensure that children attending an AtC school are receiving a better education than they would have had should their school not be a member of our Trust?
Achievement through Collaboration is a Trust with a purpose! We want our children, our staff and our schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate.
To achieve our purpose, we know there are things we need to get right!
Through a clear definition and articulation of the values and beliefs of Achievement through Collaboration, we’ve built an organisation with children at the heart of everything we do. Our schools have the individuality to make the right choices for their pupils, staff and communities within a culture of collaboration.
Our Trust Board owns the strategic plan, holding the executive team to account to deliver it whilst delegating the correct things to the Local Governing Bodies. LGBs are supported to build their role around the children, parents and staff of their individual school whilst expressing the “we” of the Trust.
Key to maintaining our successful educational standards is a clear trust wide school improvement strategy/plan that meets the needs of every school wherever they are on their journey. Our Trust Wide strategy for capturing the most effective practice and transmitting it between more classrooms is in place and underpinned by a workforce talent management strategy that facilitates staff development and deployment.
A strong central team connects the academies enabling leaders and teachers to concentrate on educational delivery. Achievement through Collaboration is financially stable which enables the strategic allocation of resources that enables standards to be maintained and improvements to be achieved.
We believe that all children, staff and schools benefit from belonging to a family of schools within a strong collaborative multi-academy trust. We are an outward organisation, we embrace innovation and opportunities that benefit our pupils. AtC has invested in staff to build capacity to collaborate with other schools and we are now actively looking to grow further.
If you share our values and are interested in joining one of our schools as a member of staff or your school joining our Trust, we look forward to hearing from you.
Jane Chambers
CEO
Achievement through Collaboration Trust
Our Academies
A big well done to all of our Times Tables Rock Stars, Positive Pupils, Book Heroes, Scientists, Writers, Stars of the Week and Head Teacher's Award winners for this week and last week! Brilliant work all of you 🎉🤩👏 … See MoreSee Less
✨👏 Out of School Achievements 👏✨
A massive congratulations to all of our pupils who have made achievements outside of school this week – all from Reception B!
⭐ One pupil won a trophy in dance
⭐ One pupil has passed stage 1 in swimming
⭐ One pupil achieved his 5 meters award in swimming
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FREE TO A GOOD HOME!!
We have a selection of old school desks surplus to requirements.
Please feel free to help yourself to one at home time today!
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Am I eligible to train to teach? ✅
You’ll need:
👨🎓 A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent
📝 A GCSE grade C or above in English and maths, or equivalent
🔬 Primary teachers will also need a GCSE grade C or above in science, or equivalent
📚 Your degree or A-levels must be relevant to the subject/phase you wish to teach*
*⚖️ Exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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Some of our children were invited to take part in Action Festival at Howe Bridge Leisure Centre yesterday. They got to take part in a carousel of challenging activities including climbing, scootering and an assault course! 🧗♂️🛴🏃♀️ They had lots of fun, developed new skills, challenged themselves and best of all – strengthened their friendships and self-confidence 🤝❤💪 … See MoreSee Less
Do you want to recruit and retain the best talent for your school?
Are you looking to transform your school to harness the power of a multi-generational workplace?
Do you want to overcome challenges in communication and expectations around work-life balance?
Kingsbridge Initial Teacher Training – North West are proud to welcome Alex Atherton – award-winning, inspirational Gen Z speaker and multi-generational expert.
Join us on 4th March 2026 to explore how schools can recruit, retain and effectively manage multi-generational teams. An inspirational session packed full of practical strategies to take away and implement to overcome your most significant challenges.
All delegates will also receive a copy of Alex' best-selling book: 'The Snowflake Myth'.
Book your place: tinyurl.com/34utn7wn
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Year 2 marked their learning about birds by performing a “Winter Birds” song as part of their Forest School session. 🎶 🐦 … See MoreSee Less
We are recruiting for a 1:1 Nursery Assistant, come and join our amazing nursery team!
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Year 4A have been hard at work sampling an assortment of breads as part of their DT unit this term 🍞 🥖 From banana bread to focaccia, the children taste-tested a variety of options, explored textures, discussed tastes and unleash their inner food critics! 🕵️♀️ Who knew learning could be this yummy? 😋 … See MoreSee Less