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.

CEO Jane Chambers

Jane Chambers
CEO
Achievement through Collaboration Trust

Our Academies

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✨ Happy New Year 2026 ✨

This year has been demanding across our sector, yet the impact our teams make every day has been unmistakable. Their commitment goes far beyond the curriculum it’s about creating environments where every child feels truly seen, valued and able to belong.

As a Trust with a clear purpose, we are proud to support our children, staff and schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate. As Jane Chambers, CEO, reminded us at our Trust INSET, when students feel connected and look forward to school, learning thrives.

As we step into 2026, we carry this truth forward together. 💫
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During December the children throughout the school have experienced our first ‘pop up’ Spirituality Space. They have enjoyed listening to the story of ‘The Grumpy Owl & the Joy of Christmas’, reflecting on the message given by the Angels at the first Christmas, the adventures of the Wise Men as they followed the bright star, the joy of the first Christmas morning and Jesus bringing light to the world 🌟

Through reflection the children have thought about their own message to the world, the gifts and talents that they possess, highlighted what they need help and support with, the personal experiences that have brought them joy over the last year and finally how they could be a light for others🕯✨

#prayerspaceinschools #spiritualityspace
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🎄 Merry Christmas from Achievement Through Collaboration 🎄

As a Trust with a purpose, we are proud to support our children, staff and schools to Achieve, Belong and Collaborate. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.

Wishing everyone a joyful and peaceful Christmas. ✨
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Wishing all our children and families a wonderful Christmas day.
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Class 5A had so much fun using acrylic paints and different painting techniques to create these incredible cherry blossom calendars! 🎨🖌 Well done year 5 – these beautiful pieces are sure to brighten up any room 🗓🌸 See MoreSee Less

Our reception children transformed into junior detectives last week embarking on an exciting school exploration! 🕵️‍♀️ The children turned their classroom curiosity into a full-blown investigation, wandering through different school areas to craft their very own maps🗺 ✏

The highlight? A special VIP visit to Mr Wallace's office! 👀 One of the children really enjoyed playing headteacher, while some budding professionals participated in an adorable "board meeting" that had everyone giggling😂😊
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🎉 We're delighted to announce that we have been approved by the DfE to run the Paid Teacher Internship Programme from 2026

This programme gives university students in priority subjects the chance to gain hands-on teaching experience before committing to a career in education. It also supports schools and ITT providers in recruiting the next generation of teachers.

Interns can earn up to £1,365 for taking part in the programme.

Further information and the application form can be found on the Achievement through Collaboration (AtC) Trust website.

The programme is delivered through AtC Trust’s accredited Initial Teacher Training provider, Kingsbridge EIP SCITT.

www.atctrust.org.uk/work-for-us/internships/
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Year 4 created their final piece for their cityscape drawings last week. Some of the children even compared the first draft they did at the beginning of our topic to our final piece! The improvement is amazing!⭐️✏️ Well done year 4!👏✨ See MoreSee Less

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