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 β€œwe” 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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Last week, we were delighted to welcome our very first parent mystery reader into reception! πŸ”ŽπŸ“šβœ¨ The children were completely captivated and loved listening to the wonderful story of Gruffalo Granny. We hope to welcome many more parents as mystery readers in the near future! Who could our next mystery reader be? πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™€οΈπŸ“š … See MoreSee Less

Congratulations to all the children in Hawking (Yellow Team) for earning the most team tokens this half term! πŸ†πŸŸ‘

As a reward for their fantastic effort, they will take part in a balloon modelling lesson on Wednesday 4th November.

Well done to everyone in the Yellow Team! πŸ‘πŸŒŸ
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16 hours ago

What an incredible experience for our young readers and aspiring writers! A fantastic way to celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026, inspiring imaginations, nurturing a love of reading and showing students where their creativity can take them. πŸ‘ … See MoreSee Less

That’s a wrap on Witton first half term of the year! πŸŽ‰
A massive shoutout to our students for an amazing start to the year. We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished these past 7 weeks.
Have a fantastic break, and we’ll see you back on Tuesday, 3rd November at 8:25 AM! πŸŽ’
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Mr Wallace was very impressed by these fantastic self portraits from Year 1 πŸŽ¨πŸ‘βœ¨ … See MoreSee Less

23 hours ago

What an absolute blockbuster of a day at Bowland High! βš‘πŸ“š

We were delighted to welcome the incredible A F Steadman, author of the phenomenal Skandar series, to school yesterday for an unforgettable deep dive into the world of fierce unicorns, elemental magic, and epic sky battles!

Our amazing students pulled out all the stops to fuel the excitement, treating A.F. Steadman to Skandar's favourite sandwiches and Scoundrel's special jelly babies.

Everyone was utterly spellbound hearing about the journey from a brilliant imagination to international bestselling pages. Seeing firsthand how stories come to life has our young readers and aspiring writers more inspired than ever to grab their gear and take flight.

A massive, thunderous thank you to A. F. Steadman Author for soaring into Bowland High and leaving us all completely starstruck! πŸ¦…βœ¨

A huge thank you to Elaine Book Bean & Ice Cream for making the event possible. Looking forward to the next one! πŸ˜„

We hope you all enjoy reading your signed books. Who has their copy of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief open right now? Drop your favourite character in the comments below! πŸ‘‡

Bolton by Bowland CE Primary School Chatburn CE Primary School Balderstone Primary School Waddington and West Bradford CE Primary School Witton Park Academy Ribblesdale School Clitheroe Royal Grammar School – Main School Gisburn Primary School Whalley C.E. Primary School Book Bean & Ice Cream Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster Books UK ATC Trust
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🌟 JOIN OUR TEAM AT THAMES PRIMARY ACADEMY! 🌟

Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives and being part of a warm, supportive school community? We are hiring for two exciting positions!

Here are our current vacancies:

πŸ‘Ά Nursery Practitioner

Hours: 34.75 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Role: Help nurture, inspire, and create fun learning experiences for our youngest learners in a vibrant early years setting!

πŸ₯£ Catering Assistant

Hours: 10 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Role: Join our friendly kitchen team to help prepare and serve delicious, nutritious meals for our pupils!

πŸ“ Location: Thames Primary Academy

πŸ”— Apply Today: recruit.sampeople.co.uk/Jobboard/Vacancy/Search?TrustId=28&Distance=100

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested! πŸŽ’βœ¨
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Last week in cooking club, our young chefs whipped up some delicious and healthy homemade oat bars! πŸ‘¨β€πŸ³πŸ‘©β€πŸ³πŸ₯£

The children mashed up bananas and mixed in all kinds of good stuff including oats, seeds, raisins, and a touch of honey to get the perfect consistency. They even designed their very own custom wrappers! πŸŽ¨πŸ–βœ¨

There were so many excited faces heading home, ready to share and taste-test their healthy creations! πŸ˜‹πŸ΄
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2 days ago

Wow! Fantastic to see such a big queue of enthusiastic students at the star stall, celebrating their hard work and achievements! πŸ‘ We look forward to visiting soon and seeing some of the amazing, high-quality work taking place across the school. Keep up the great work! … See MoreSee Less

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