
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













Well done to Year 11 today who were amazing through mocks. ⏰ Set that alarm and make sure you are in early tomorrow ready for round 2! #achieve … See MoreSee Less
Y3 are exploring the theme of machines in dance this half term. They worked collaboratively to mimic pistons, cogs and levers, showing terrific rhythm and coordination; what a great start to the topic! ⚙️ … See MoreSee Less
Last term saw a successful launch for The R.E.A.L Project in the Autumn term.
Please find attached details of The R.E.A.L Project for the Spring Term 1. It is based on the National Science week theme of ‘Curiosity: What is your Question?’
The Science, History and Computer Science staff will post details about what students can produce on this theme on their Google Classroom this coming week.
The deadline for any pieces of work produced is 9am on Friday 6th February, work will be displayed in school in the final week of this half term and students can show their work to get a prize from the Star Stall. … See MoreSee Less
This week is the last week to apply for school places if your child is 4 or due to turn 4 before the end of August 2026.
We can't wait to welcome you to our wonderful school 🏫❤️
The deadline is the 15th January 🗓
Apply now @ www.wigan.gov.uk/resident/education/schools/school-admissions/primary-schools.aspx … See MoreSee Less
Year 5 have kicked off their football unit in PE ⚽️ They've been learning to dribble the ball with control🏃 and practised passing the ball back and forth to a partner while navigating obstacles 🚧 … See MoreSee Less
Reception have been exploring the polar regions this half term ❄️ They’ve loved getting stuck into our new continuous provision areas, showing curiosity, creativity, and fantastic learning through play. Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been up to! … See MoreSee Less
Here are just a few of our superstar certificate winners from last week ⭐ 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! Brilliant work all of you 🎉🤩👏 … See MoreSee Less
We are hiring!
Platt Bridge are looking for a cleaner and a Welfare Kitchen Assistant.
Cleaner – 12.5 hours per week after school. See below for more information and how to apply:
atctrust.face-ed.co.uk/Emp/Campaign/DetailsEmpView?campaignRef=SCH-ATCT-0488
Welfare Kitchen Assistant – 10 hours per week 11.30am – 1.30pm. See below for more information:
atctrust.face-ed.co.uk/Emp/Campaign/DetailsEmpView?campaignRef=SCH-ATCT-0487
Please get in touch with the office if you are interested in both/either of these exciting roles and we can have an informal chat. … See MoreSee Less
The children in craft club had a blast making shooting stars during golden time on Friday and they turned out fantastic! 🌠😊 … See MoreSee Less