The Bulletin - 10 Feb 2025

Welcome to the VCTA Weekly Update.

New Compak items this week

The following Compak items were released in the past week:

• Years 9 & 10 - Impact of Share Prices - A Card Game
• Legal Studies Unit 1 Outcome 1 - Assessment Task
• Business Management Unit 3 Outcome 1 - Assessment Task

Access all Compak items via our website at any time throughout the year. 

Make the most of your 2025 VCTA membership by joining our Professional Learning Events in Term 1

In Person

Calling all NEW Teachers to VCE Accounting, Business Management, Economics, and Legal Studies

• Empowering Commerce Educators: Building Your VCE Toolkit, (formally known as From Surviving to Thriving in VCE), empowers teachers with ideas and resources in Unit 1 and/or Unit 3 to build confidence and excel in their own classroom.  Presented by skilled experts in each subject, attendees will receive lesson ideas and assessment options that are easy to implement straight away. Places are limited to 100 participants across all four subject areas.  Please note, that this event is repeated on Saturday 14 June for Units 2 & 4.
  
  Register Now: Saturday 22 February (Unit 1 and/or Unit 3) at the Treacy Centre, Parkville.

 

Looking to elevate your SAC writing and assessing skills?

• The essentials for VCE SAC Writing & Assessment: A guide for teachers of Units 3 & 4, is a full-day workshop designed to help you refine and create high-quality SACs whilst collaborating with experienced subject experts and peers.  Places are limited to 35 people per subject.
  
  Register Now: Friday 28 February at Monash University, City Campus, Docklands  

 

Webinar

Would you like to know how students performed in the 2024 VCE exams to help shape your 2025 year?

• Reviewing Student Performance in the 2024 VCE Exams, is a series of online webinars from VCAA examination panel members. Each presenter will offer their expert advice, highlighting strong and weak responses to questions, and offer hints and tips to help improve you teaching in 2025. Webinars can be viewed live and are made available to all registered participants through to the end of the year. 
  
  Register Now: Monday 3 March - Thursday 6 March (various subjects).  All registrations will receive access to the webinar after the event.

Online

VCTA Mentor Program for New Teachers - starting in March

• Are you new to VCE or new to a subject in VCE?  The Mentoring Program at VCTA is led by expert teachers and is available from mid-March online. Over four strategically placed sessions you will join with other new teachers as your questions are answered, advice is offered and problems are shared.  Build a network of like-minded people as you improve your classroom skills and knowledge.  To express interest in this program please fill in the Mentor Program Survey and a staff member at VCTA will be in touch with you to confirm your place in the program within two weeks. 

Plus ... Term 2 - Save the Date!

Years 7 - 10 Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0

• Preparing to implement the new curriculum with more details about this amazing event to come shortly.

Friday 20 June at Monash University, City Campus, Docklands  

VCE Industry & Enterprise

VCTA is looking to add more Compak writers for VCE Industry & Enterprise. Writing for Compak is an excellent avenue to build your skills in creating high quality resources and assessments under the guidance of VCTA specialists.  If you are interested in joining the team, please email Michelle Mitchell at VCTA with your preferred area of interest within the Industry & Enterprise course.

Economics

The latest RBA Public Education Update (newsletter) is now available for teachers and students. It includes a 2025 Back-to-School Kit and a new research paper on the decline of students studying economics across Australia.

Legal Studies

The Victorian Law Foundation has created a variety of Learning Resources including study notes, case studies and teaching kits which align with the VCE and Victorian 7 - 10 curriculum. These resources are free to all teachers and students. 

Kind regards,

The VCTA Team