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QAC hosts successful first Virtual Christmas Market
07 December 2020
Last weekend saw QAC host our first ever Virtual Christmas Market, replacing our annual Christmas Fayre this year due to Government guidelines and social distancing. Although very different to our usual event, it was an opportunity to try and get the festive spirit building, with some lovely stallholders...
Student Design selected for the 2020 QAC Christmas cards
04 December 2020
Congratulations to Bethany, one of our very talented Art and Design students, for having her design selected for use on the QAC Christmas card. We recently challenged some of our students to create a design to be considered for use on our corporate Christmas cards for 2020.
Ecclesiastical 'Movement for Good' 12 Days of Giving
27 November 2020
Ecclesiastical are running a 'Movement for Good' initiative this Christmas, where they are giving £1000 to ten charities a day each weekday from 7 – 22 December as part of their 12 days of giving campaign. Please take a minute to nominate QAC to be in with a chance of winning. ...
QAC Hospitality students feature in Baking Heaven Magazine article!
26 November 2020
A while back, Baking Heaven Magazine, an international publication all about baking and food, conducted a remote interview with QAC Fundraising and Grants Manager Sarah Caldwell and Hospitality Tutor Nicola Coleman to find out more about QAC's QACafe and the College's Hospitality group, and how the...
QAC Community Services – PA / Support Worker Service
16 November 2020
As part of our 5-year strategy (2019-20) QAC is developing a new range of services for young people with disabilities in the community. QAC are now offering a support worker service which is able to provide you with a personalised package of support using your direct payments / personal budget. We will work...
QAC LEAP Students work to create protective screens for College use!
12 November 2020
Our students in the LEAP (Learning, Employment and Progression) Hub Trades and Motor Vehicle Studies groups have recently been hard at work producing protective screens to be used around various areas of College, supporting the College's efforts against COVID-19! Dedicated areas...
QAC achieves Investors in People Silver accreditation
09 November 2020
Investors in People (IiP) is delighted to award Queen Alexandra College (QAC), a leading national residential college and charity, the ‘ We invest in people’, silver accreditation. Silver is a fantastic achievement and something only 20% of the organisations assessed achieve. It means that the...
Thank Your Cleaner Day 2020
21 October 2020
Today marks 'Thank Your Cleaner Day' and, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has never been a more worthwhile celebration. Cleanliness and hygiene are vital for our welfare and key to reducing the risk of infection, making cleaning staff some of the heroes of our time! On behalf of QAC,...
QAC Patron Dave Heeley awarded OBE in the Queens's Birthday Honours List
14 October 2020
QAC Patron and former student Dave Heeley, known as "Blind Dave", has been honoured for services to charitable fundraising in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2020. The HM Queen’s Birthday honours list recognises the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people. Dave gradually...
Return to College - September 2020: FAQs for students and parents/carers
09 October 2020
The health, safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and visitors is our priority. Over the summer holidays we have been busy implementing systems and processes for a safe return for all students to college in September. We continue to follow government advice and adhere to the Department for...
What the students say
Staff are very supportive and make my time at College fun! My independence and confidence has improved which makes me really happy. 
Keeley - 21
LEAP (Learning, Employment and Progression) Student
