Achievement through Collaboration (AtC) is a Trust of 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
To celebrate World Book Day, our older children enjoyed sharing a story with the younger children as Book Buddies! 📚 It was lovely to see the children reading together, helping one another and sharing their love of stories. A wonderful moment of friendship, confidence and reading enjoyment for everyone involved! ✨ … See MoreSee Less
We wish good luck to year 9 Jake S and Joey H who are representing Hyndburn & Ribble Valley football team in the semi Final of The National Schools Cup on the 21st March
Against Barnsley District School Boys. … See MoreSee Less
How amazing do our Nursery learners look? World Book Day 2026 📚👏🌟 … See MoreSee Less
Year 3 have been working hard in Wider Ops! 🎵 They've taken on a brand new piece called Dog & Duck and are mastering the notes E, D & F# like true musicians 🎼 On top of that, they've been sharpening their notation skills and making progress each week 🎶 … See MoreSee Less
World Book Day 2026 📚❤️ … See MoreSee Less
Book at Bedtime… 🌙📚
To celebrate World Book Day, RM enjoyed a cosy evening back at school in our pyjamas! With PJs on, chocolate milk in hand and plenty of wonderful bedtime stories to share, it was the perfect way to end a day full of reading fun.
There’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good book – what a lovely way to celebrate our love of stories together! ✨ … See MoreSee Less
Book at Bedtime… 🌙📚
To celebrate World Book Day, RR enjoyed a cosy evening back at school in our pyjamas! With PJs on, chocolate milk in hand and plenty of wonderful bedtime stories to share, it was the perfect way to end a day full of reading fun.
There’s nothing better than snuggling up with a good book – what a lovely way to celebrate our love of stories together! ✨ … See MoreSee Less
Our Reception children loved showcasing their wonderful character costumes as they walked down the World Book Day red carpet! 📚✨ There were so many fantastic outfits and big smiles – what an amazing effort from everyone involved. Thank you to our families for helping bring the magic of books and characters to life. We are so proud of our little readers! 🌟 … See MoreSee Less
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