Achievement through Collaboration (AtC) is a Trust of five 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
2A turned into mini-philosophers this week as they explored the difference between what we truly need to survive and what we simply want in life 💭 The classroom filled with thoughtful conversations as students shared their opinions with impressive oracy skills! 🗣️
Just as impressive was how they agreed and disagreed with each other so respectfully – using kindness and politeness even when they had different viewpoints 😊 Well done 2A! … See MoreSee Less
✨ We’re at the Get Into Teaching: North Event TODAY! ✨
Achievement through Collaboration (AtC) Trust and our SCITT Kingsbridge EIP SCITT, our School-Centred Initial Teacher Training provider are at todays Manchester Get Into Teaching event!
📍 Manchester Central, M2 3GX
🗓️ Saturday 15 November 2025
⏰ 10:00 – 14:30
If you’re thinking about a career in teaching, exploring your options, or ready to take the next step, come and meet us! Our team is onsite to answer your questions, talk about our primary and secondary placement schools across the North West, and guide you through what high-quality, supportive teacher training looks like.
💬 Chat one-on-one with our expert advisers
👩🏫 Hear from teachers about their training journeys
🏫 Meet local training providers (including us!)
📚 Attend helpful presentations on applications, training routes and next steps
Want to make a difference and start your journey into teaching?
👉 Visit us at today’s event or our website kingsbridge.atctrust.org.uk/ our teaching career could start today! … See MoreSee Less
Science got super tasty in 1B this week with some scrumptious sensory learning!😋 The children turned into food detectives and used their senses to solve the mystery of unknown foods 🔍🤔
1) First, they made their predictions using their sense of sight👀
2) Then they checked the consistency using their sense of touch ☝
3) And finally came the exciting part – using their sense of taste to discover if their predictions were right👅
Who knew science could be so delicious?! 😍 … See MoreSee Less
Thank you to all the children who dressed up today and donated £1 for Children In Need 💛 … See MoreSee Less
✨💛 Children In Need 2025 💛✨
We want to send a massive thank you to all the children who dressed up and families that donated today! Your enthusiasm, kindness, and brilliant outfits made the day extra special 🌟
Thanks to your generosity, we’ve raised £240.32 for children in need. We’re so proud of our school community—your support truly makes a difference 💛
Well done, everyone! 👏✨ … See MoreSee Less
A big well done to all of our Times Tables Rock Stars, Positive Pupils, Book Heroes, Scientists, Writers, Stars of the Week and Head Teacher's Award winners for last week! Brilliant work all of you 🎉🤩👏 … See MoreSee Less
3B have enjoyed exploring 'The Parable of The Long Spoons” and reflecting on how they could demonstrate kindness around school during Interfaith week. They created a reflection tree where they shared their kindness promises 🌳💕 … See MoreSee Less
A reminder the discos will take place next week 🪩
If you child is attending the disco after school, they are welcome to come into school in non uniform for the day.
Tickets for the disco must be purchased on Arbor for £2.
Children will be collected from their usual door at the end of the disco.
We look forward to seeing the children's best dance moves 🪩💃 … See MoreSee Less
Years 3 & 4 have been celebrating Inter Faith Week. They explored what it means to belong in a community and show kindness to each other. The children shared their thoughtful ideas and added them to our classroom kindness tree 🌳
It's wonderful to see how they understand that small acts of kindness can make our community stronger 🤝❤️ Ask your child about their contribution to the kindness tree – you might just get inspired too! 😊🌱 … See MoreSee Less