Dissolution Notice

Dissolution Notice
Notice Is hereby given by the Corporation of Queen Mary's College ("the College") in accordance with the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 as amended by the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and the Education Act 2011 ("the Act") of the proposal that the Corporation of Queen Mary's College of Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke RG21 3HF, be dissolved and the property, rights, assets and liabilities of the College be transferred to a multi academy trust to be established and known as North Hampshire Learning Trust ("the Trust"). The Corporation proposes dissolution in order that the College can convert to a 16-19 academy to be operated by the Trust. The purpose of the change is to ensure the continued high quality education provision and to enable growth.
The College provides sixth-form education. The College currently has 2300, students of which 247 are part time and 2053 are full time.
The proposed date for the dissolution of The College as a sixth form college and the creation of the College as a 16-19 academy is 1st October 2017 [or as soon as possible thereafter]. All students currently attending the College will continue their education in the new 16 - 19 academy. There are no plans to alter the education provision currently provided by the College. A copy of the proposal and a consultation document relating to the proposal is available free of charge at www.qmc.ac.uk or by requesting a copy via email at Governor.Clerk@qmc.ac.uk and will be sent to any person who requests it. In accordance with the provisions of the Act, consultation on these proposals will run from 23 May 2017 to 7 July 2017. All responses and representations must be made by 7 July 2017. A summary of the consultation and its outcome will be published within two months beginning on the date after the end of the consultation period and the summary will be available free of charge to anyone who requests it.