Queen Alexandra Charity

Who we are

Queen Alexandra Charity (QAC), based in Birmingham, supports people with learning difficulties, disabilities and other complex needs through a wide range of life-changing services. These are

• College – Specialist further education for 400+ students with over 450 staff
• Community Services – Outreach, day opportunities, and local support
• Residential Services – Supported living, respite and educational placements
• QAC Enterprises Ltd, our trading subsidiary, which produces accessible format services, All Formats®; owns Sight Village® exhibitions and generates income to support our charitable mission.

Why Join Now?

• QAC is embarking on one of the most ambitious and exciting developments in its history: a major redevelopment of our Birmingham site over the next decade, creating new, inclusive spaces to enable us to support significantly more people with complex needs.
• This is a rare opportunity to be part of a once-in-a-generation transformation. As a trustee, co-optee, or director, you will help shape the future of a well-established, values-led charity with a national reputation.

Our culture and values

The Queen Alexandra Charity, Birmingham empowers young adults with learning difficulties and disabilities to achieve their ambitions and to lead fulfilling lives. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties, having high expectations of staff, students and clients and being responsive, innovative and collaborative.  We aspire to always embrace the principles which underpin Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and believe in 'Empowering Abilities, Inspiring Lives'.

At QAC, we also have high expectations of each other with regards to QAC values, British values and in addition, 'FREDIE' values (listed below).  'FREDIE' values are what we celebrate at QAC as part of our aspirations to align with being Leaders in Diversity and we interweave these values into our own. 'FREDIE': Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

We incorporate the following QAC values into our daily College life and behaviour: 

• Respect 
• Inclusion 
• Integrity
• Collaboration 
• Excellence
• Enabling

 and, 'FREDIE'

• Fairness
• Respect
• Equality
• Diversity
• Inclusion
• Engagement 

At QAC we not only aspire to always uphold the underpinning principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) but to continue on our journey to be recognised as champions and leaders in this field. The QAC charity thrives on and celebrates its rich and diverse college and community and all of us at QAC are fully committed to ensuring that our stakeholders further benefit and flourish as a result. 

We will continue to improve by listening to staff, students and clients, making QAC an influential and recognised voice as a Leader in Diversity both now and in the future and look forward to working with and learning from the expertise of others as we continue on our journey.