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
Next week will be Literacy Week at Bowland. Take a look at our weekly newsletter for more details.
There will be lots of additional activities on Thursday for World Book Day – many of which are priced at 50p to £1. … See MoreSee Less
Thank you to Billy's Partytime Entertainments for coming in to perform a fantastic magic show for our school team winners – Parks! 🪄✨
They had an absolutely wonderful time and were completely spellbound from start to finish. It was truly a magic-al experience – you really pulled a rabbit out of the hat for us! 🎩🐰
We can’t thank you enough for making it such a wonderful celebration! … See MoreSee Less
✨👏 Out of School Achievements 👏✨
A massive congratulations to all pupils who have made achievements outside of school in the last week!
⭐ A pupil in Reception B was awarded star of the week at Morris dancing!
⭐ A pupil in 2A achieved his 10 metres in swimming!
Brilliant work! We can't wait to see what comes next 👏✨ … See MoreSee Less
Your year 3 detectives have been on a mission this week—hunting down hidden hazards lurking around the house! 🔍 From slippery floors to sharp corners, they've been learning to spot the sneaky dangers that could cause accidents at home 🏠 … See MoreSee Less
Year 2 and 3 have started the Brilliant Book Awards this week!
Each class has loved their first book and we are already worried about picking a winner! After just one week, 2T has had an author library, 2P learnt how to draw Gruff, 3P made a mouse obstacle course and 3T have learnt their names in BSL!
Everyone is super excited to read their next class book, next week!
Jess Brallier, Jack Keely Puffin Books Ross Montgomery Barrington Stoke Kes Gray Quarto Kids Frances Stickley Magic Cat Publishing Lancashire School Library Service … See MoreSee Less
Reception have been busy exploring all areas of continuous provision linked to their topic, Keeping Clean and Healthy 🧼🍎✨
Through hands-on activities and purposeful play, the children have been developing their understanding of healthy habits and self-care across the classroom. Take a look at their learning in action! 👀📸👏 … See MoreSee Less
4ES have been stepping back in time! ⏳🏛️
In History this week, they created a timeline of the key events leading up to the eruption of Pompeii. A fantastic way to build their understanding of how historical events unfold over time. Brilliant work, 4ES! 👏📚 … See MoreSee Less
Year 4 have been exploring The Distributive Law in Maths this week! 🧮✨ … See MoreSee Less
Year 5 have taken their design skills to the next level with some seriously impressive wire sculptures! 🤩 These creative minds started with wire armatures and then layered on materials to bring movement and life to their creations.
The results are incredible 🙌 From dynamic poses to flowing forms, each sculpture tells its own story of motion and energy. What a fantastic way to explore 3D creations and bring imagination to life! ✨ … See MoreSee Less