
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














A huge congratulations to these children in 3A for earning their Generation Wild certificates! π₯³ππΏβ¨ … See MoreSee Less
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π WE DID IT! SILVER AWARD WINNERS! π
We are super proud to announce that Platt Bridge Community School has officially been awarded the School Games Silver Mark Award for the 2025-2026 academic year! ππ₯
The School Games Mark is a government-led award scheme facilitated by the Youth Sport Trust to reward and recognise schools for their commitment to the development of competition across their school and into the local community.
This award recognises all the hard work our students and staff have put in to make physical activity a huge part of our school culture. We were awarded Silver for:
β½ Inclusive Participation: Ensuring all students have access to 60 active minutes every day
πββοΈ Broad Range of Sports: Offering a fantastic variety of extra-curricular sports clubs throughout the year
π₯ Competitive Opportunities: Giving our young athletes chances to compete in both internal and inter-school competitions
π£ Student Leadership: Empowering our students to lead, organise, and referee sporting events
A massive thank you to our dedicated staff, supportive parents, andβmost importantlyβour incredible students who always give 100% in whatever activity they do! πβ¨
Letβs keep moving, keep playing, and aim for Gold next year! πͺβ¨
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In the final week of the term, the students in class 3A had a great time preparing a pasta salad for their DT lesson π¨βπ³π₯ They enjoyed planning what ingredients they would use π, then safely chopped and prepared them πͺπ before finally enjoying their delicious creations πβ¨ … See MoreSee Less
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Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic trip to the park to celebrate a wonderful year together. It was a lovely opportunity to have fun, make memories and celebrate all of their hard work and achievements. Well done, Year 4 β we hope you all had a brilliant time! π³βοΈπ … See MoreSee Less
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We were delighted to welcome to school The Veteran Education group on Monday. They worked with a group of year 4 and 5 children on resilience and leadership skills. We also participated in a military style training session. Fun was had by all. πͺ π€² … See MoreSee Less