[2] In 1961, a working group was launched by the Department for Education and Science to discuss the proposals of creating a publicly-funded college solely for young people with disabilities – which would mark the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.

[8] In 2010, when Indigo relocated, it was re-opened by Coronation Street actor Jimmi Harkishin, who plays shop owner Dev Alahan.

[10] In June 2008, the Performing Arts Centre was opened by former student Nabil Shaban, who went on to found the Graeae Theatre Company for disabled actors, as well as Olympic middle-distance and long-distance runner David Moorcroft.

[8] On 29 March 2013, England's former national rugby captain Martin Johnson CBE opened the Wooden Spoon Suite inside The Lodge — a former accommodation block now repurposed as The Hive business centre — after receiving a £12,000 donation from the Wooden Spoon Society.

[12] In 2021, Hereward College opened an outreach centre in Digbeth's Custard Factory to serve Birmingham-based employers and students.