Established 1904 Ofsted Reports Phone +44 121 428 5050 Founded 1904 | DfE URN 131963 Tables Ages 16–25 Number of students 200 Principal Hugh J Williams | |
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Location Court Oak RoadBirminghamWest MidlandsB17 9TGEngland Motto A National Charity for People with Disabilities Similar Bournville College, Shenley Academy, South and City College B, RNIB College - Loughborough, Birmingham Metropolitan College | ||
Queen alexandra college
Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is an independent specialist college of further education based in Harborne, Birmingham for students above the age of sixteen with visual impairment, autism and other disabilities. Students can develop their academic, social, employment and independent skills through individualised programmes. QAC also offers many leisure activities. Its registered charity number 1065794.
Contents
The 'Bradbury Centre'. Opened in September 2006 and houses a sensory My-Space area, a well equipped Art and Design studio, The Job Shop, Learning Resource Centre, Creative and Media studio and various preparation for life base rooms.
The Bradbury Sports Hall was completed in 2014 and is a first class sports facility providing all students access to a broad range of disabled and non-disabled sports. The facility is used at evening and at weekends by the local community for a range of diverse activities.
Queen alexandra college
Programmes
QAC offers numerous learning programmes.
Activities
QAC organises leisure activities outside college time including exercising in the Feelgood Fitness Centre, five-a-side football, soccer training, athletics training and competitions, 'fitsu' (portmanteau of fitness and jujutsu), goalball, swimming club and other related activities, such as ten-pin bowling at Tenpin, Star City, ice skating, pool tournaments and climbing. Other activities it organises include cinema (especially at Cineworld), premiership football matches, concerts (especially at the NIA and the NEC), karaoke, residential visits, outward bound expeditions and music club.
History
Queen Alexandra College grew out of the Birmingham Royal Institution for the Blind. In 1958, the BRIB opened a facility named the Queen Alexandra Technical College for the Blind was opened; this facility eventually became QAC's current campus. In 1997, operation of QAC was transferred from BRIB to an independent charitable company.