Queen Alexandra College - Campuses

Pinewood Campus

Pinewood Campus is a centre located in nearby Woodgate Valley. It provides a high quality and exciting stepping stone into the world of work and is more business-like than educational in its feel. It was purposefully designed to not feel like 'being at College' as Pinewood Campus supports students to move away from being in education to support them to become more confident with the working world. This supported progression into work is achieved within the ethos and values of QAC.

Pinewood Centre entrance

Pinewood campus retains QAC values and QAC specialisms with specialist support and educational achievement for students still the driving factors of programmes. The significant difference is that by being at Pinewood you are further enabled as a young person to make that brave first step into life after College and gain increased self confidence in your place in the world of work.

Pinewood is where specific QAC Employment Pathways programmes are delivered such as our Supported Internship course. It is also the base for the QAC Workplacement team who oversee all internal and external workplacements across all courses and campuses.

Our address is:

Pinewood Campus
Bell Heath Way
Woodgate Business Park
Birmingham
B32 3BZ

Umberslade Campus

Located on the border of Selly Oak and Stirchley, the newly refurbished Umberslade Campus is a rural idyll in an urban setting dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning. It is a campus that has developed to provide new outdoor learning opportunities and experiences for QAC students.

QAC Student waters plant pots

QAC students can study in a high-quality, safe and accessible environment while benefiting from the excellent opportunities and experiences that the various horticulture facilities at Umberslade Campus can provide. It has a purpose built eating and kitchen area, a range of personal care facilities, quality learning spaces and a range of outdoor learning facilities such as poly tunnels, wooden huts, a greenhouse, wild garden area, cultivated garden areas and a small orchard.

QAC students who attend the Umberslade Campus receive the same high quality experience and specialist support from QAC staff.

Staff and students walk to polytunnels

There is a new QAC Community Service Hub also based at Umberslade and facilities are utilised in the evening, weekends and in College holidays by QAC Community clients. If you would like more information on this please contact the Hub Manager, Peter Grail on communityservices@qac.ac.uk.

A map showing the location of Umberslade Nurseries