QAc Governorships and Directorships

**Description**:
We seek applicants from across all professional and personal backgrounds willing to give their time to our fantastic specialist further education college. We have a range of opportunities; as governors of the college and directorships (including as Chair) of our trading subsidiary, QAC Enterprises Limited, where commercial skills and expertise are especially needed.

**Queen Alexandra College (QAC) receives most of its funding from local authorities, but is an independent college established as a charitable company. Our governors are company directors and charity trustees, who are responsible for strategic oversight of what we do.**:
QAC draws most of its students from the West Midlands area, but remains a national college including residential provision. It supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs through education, training, routes to independent living and employment. Whilst experiencing funding pressures in common with other education institutions, QAC is privileged to enjoy high demand for its places, with governors and staff committed to delivery of our four-year strategy.

**We welcome interest in our governorships/directorships from people of all backgrounds who share our values and who are able to devote the time needed for the role, both for required governance meetings and visits, and for wider involvement as part of the QAC community.**:
**How to apply**:
personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC.

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are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further

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**About Queen Alexandra College**:
Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs.

Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.

QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.

All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe’s most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites - Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).

QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team.

We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC’s achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes.