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
A massive well done to our reception pupils for participating in yesterday’s sponsored run, supporting 'Long Run for Little Heroes' to raise vital funds for Wigan Youth Zone and Alder Hey Children's Hospital 👏✨
The children put in a fantastic effort, impressively completing nine full laps of the playground 🏃🏃♀️ Well done to everyone involved! 🌟
If you would like to find out more about these incredible causes, or contribute to their efforts in transforming young lives, please visit the official Wigan to Paris JustGiving page linked below:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lee-hogg-1?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
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Year 3 had a fabulous day exploring the wetlands at Martin Mere yesterday 🦆🐸🦋🌿 They found weird & wonderful wildlife, walked the stepping stones, visited a roundhouse village, met Ava the Osprey puppet and began their journey to becoming 'Guardians of the Wild!' 🌍🛡️✨ … See MoreSee Less
This morning, children from Reception through to Year 6 took part in a sponsored run and multi-sport event in support of 'Long Run for Little Heroes.' 🏃♂️❤️
'Long Run for Little Heroes' is a local event in which a team of 10 runners will be taking part in a 550-mile relay from Wigan to Paris to raise money for two incredible causes: Wigan Youth Zone and Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
The 24/7 non-stop endurance challenge begins at The Brick Stadium on the 3rd June 2026 and concludes in Paris on the 6th June 2026. To show them some support and follow them along on their journey, please visit their Instagram page 📸 @wigantoparis
If you would like to find out more about these incredible causes, or contribute to their efforts in transforming young lives, please visit the official Wigan to Paris JustGiving page linked below:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/lee-hogg-1?utm_medium=CF&utm_source=CL
Stay tuned for more upcoming photos and videos of our students in action! 👀
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During our latest Reception PIP session, we explored the tale of Hansel and Gretel before crafting our own gingerbread houses, which we adorned with delicious sweets 🍭🧁🍬✨ … See MoreSee Less
Class 3A have been learning how to politely request fruits and vegetables in French 🇫🇷 Want to test their knowledge? 🧐 Try asking your child what "Je voudrais cinq pommes" means 🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏 … See MoreSee Less
During the final week of term, the children in the 2's room ventured out to the shop to pick up some healthy snacks 🛒🍎🍌 We prepared our shopping list and took in the sights and sounds as we made our way there 📝 After picking our items and carrying them in a basket, we paid at the checkout before returning to school to share our snacks together 😋🥛🫐🥒 What a fun and delicious adventure! ✨🌟 … See MoreSee Less
The children from our 2-3s room had a wonderful time hunting for bees and minibeasts in our outdoor area last week 🔎🐝🐞🦋🐛 It was lovely to see them so engaged as they searched high and low for these little creatures 😊✨ … See MoreSee Less
Reception A and B have been exploring the fascinating life cycles of bees 🐝, butterflies 🦋, and birds 🐦 After diligently caring for the duck eggs from their time in the incubator 🐣, the ducklings 🐥 are now big enough to head off to their new home on the farm! 🚜🦆 … See MoreSee Less
Class 3A has been busy learning how to tell time, mastering the basics from o’clock to quarter past, half past and quarter to the hour 🕒 It’s been great hands-on practice as they build their confidence in reading the clock face ⏰✨ … See MoreSee Less