
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, weβve 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 βweβ 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














πβ½ ENGLISH SCHOOLS CUP WIN! β½π
Have we been here before?! π Just like our 2025 leavers, who reached the National Final as Y8s in 2022, the current Y8 lads proved Bowland know a thing or two about winning on penalties!
After a thrilling 3-3 draw with Blessed Trinity, goals from Wilf, Alfie, Zach, Teddy and Captain Maxwell plus a fantastic save from George, secured a 5-3 penalty shootout victory! π§€π
Proud of you all, your grit and determination β½οΈ
UP THE BOWLAND! Hereβs a clip of the winning penalty ππβ½ … See MoreSee Less
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Delivered by Early Years specialist Coach Jason Sharp, our fun-filled sessions build confidence, improve motor skills, and introduce basic football fundamentals in an encouraging, friendly environment.
β½ FIRST SESSION IS FREE!
Session Details:
π When: Sunday Mornings (9:00 AM β 10:00 AM)
π Where:Thames Primary School, Blackpool
πΆ Ages: 3β4 years old
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4B have been building switches using paper clips to conduct electricity πβ‘ The circuit closes when the clips touch ποΈπ‘ and breaks when they are separated πβπβ … See MoreSee Less
Dear Parents and Carers,
Please note that due to Parents' Evening, all enrichment clubs on Wednesday, 21st October will be cancelled, with the exception of Football with Mr Sharp and Thames Tigers (Paid After School Club), which will run as normal.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Thames Primary Academy … See MoreSee Less
The children absolutely loved getting involved in a lively African dancing workshop this week as part of Black History Month, and they had a fantastic time learning new moves from our special guest! π₯β¨ … See MoreSee Less
β½ A mixed team of Year 6 boys and girls played their first league football match against St Nicholas last Monday.
Although the result didnβt go our way, the team showed fantastic resilience, hard work and sportsmanship, working for each other and behaving impeccably throughout.
We are incredibly proud of each and every one of them! Well done, Year 6! ππ … See MoreSee Less
β½β¨ Some of our Year 2 children enjoyed a morning of glow-in-the-dark football at Fit 2 Glow! π What a fantastic way to develop teamwork, communication and football skills while having lots of fun! π
Amazing teamwork, Year 2! ππ … See MoreSee Less
Year 3A have been hard at work in art class, focusing on the techniques needed to blend three different colours together to create a beautiful effect for their butterfly pieces! π¨ π¦β¨ … See MoreSee Less
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Is your child due to start Primary School in September 2027? Applications are now open!
At Platt Bridge Community School, we are immensely proud of our school community. We believe in providing rich experiences, high standards, and outstanding progress so that every child achieves fantastic outcomes π
We donβt do staged, formal open days. We want you to see us as we truly are! We warmly invite prospective parents to come and tour our school on a normal, ordinary school day to feel the atmosphere and see our wonderful children learning in action.
Check out our short video below to get a glimpse of life at Platt Bridge! π
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