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
During their Outdoor Adventure Activities, class 5B had a lot of fun practising effective teamwork by passing hoops among themselves and figuring out creative methods to transport objects without the use of their hands 🤝🧠✨ … See MoreSee Less
Congratulations to our Year 6 children on completing their SATs tests today. They have worked so hard and we are extremely proud of them all. 👏👏👏👏
Ice cream treats enjoyed by all. 🍦💜 … See MoreSee Less
Our Reception classes have loved watching the magic of the butterfly life cycle unfold – from tiny caterpillars to releasing beautiful butterflies today! 🦋🐛 … See MoreSee Less
Class 2B have been hard at work practising how to do the over stitch, focusing on getting their needles and thread just right to master the technique 🪡🧵 They have put in so much effort to make sure every single stitch is neat and perfectly in place ✅✨ … See MoreSee Less
In Art, 5B has been exploring the work of Chinese artist Zhang Zeduan, known for his masterful use of blended paint and ink in landscape compositions 🎨🖌 Currently, the students are practising their watercolour blending techniques to capture dark and light elements of various colours 🌗✨ … See MoreSee Less
We need your help! 📣
We are politely asking for donations of items to contribute towards a potion making station at lunch time. We are welcoming the following:
– Large and small plastic bottles with lids
– Condiment bottles
– Jars with or without lids
– Jugs
– Plastic bowls /dishes /tupperware
– Measuring cups or spoons
– Stirrers /spoons /whisks
– Sieves (any size)
– Straws
– Fake flowers
– Pot pourri
– Food colouring
– Glitter /sequins
Any items can be dropped off via our OPAL donation station at the front of school or can be passed onto your child's teacher. If you're unsure as to whether an item can be repurposed then please don't hesitate to ask. May we also take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone for their donations so far. … See MoreSee Less
3A enjoyed a brilliant art lesson creating mosaic prototypes 🎨 By testing various designs —some successful and some more challenging—they gained valuable insights into colour, pattern, and composition.
The students carefully arranged their coloured tiles to craft unique mosaics before securing each piece in place. It was a delight to witness their creativity, focus, and increasing confidence with colour. We are incredibly proud of their beautiful work! 👏 … See MoreSee Less
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Our nursery is hosting some special visitors linked to our book of the month, The Very Hungry Caterpillar! 🐛 We've been observing their growth and talking about what transformations might be next 🦋 The children are absolutely loving discussing our story and enjoyed crafting their own cress caterpillars! 📚❤ … See MoreSee Less