The Bulletin - 17 Feb 2025

Welcome to the VCTA Weekly Update.

The following new Compak items are now available:

• Accounting Unit 3 Outcome 1 Part A - assessment task
• Industry & Enterprise Unit 1 Outcome 1 - student activity
• Years 9 & 10 The Ban on Social Media - student activity

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

Registrations close today at 4pm.

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. 

Are you waiting for a purchase order number from your school? If you have approval but you are waiting for a purchase order number please contact VCTA via email or phone and we will reserve you a place before registrations close. In your communication please let us know if you have dietary needs.

 

Looking to elevate your SAC writing and assessing skills?

Registrations close this Friday at 4pm

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

Would you like to present at our Years 7 - 10 conference?  If you have an interesting idea, assessment task, lesson starter, activity, or scope and sequence, please register your interest to present at the VCTA Years 7 - 10 Victorian Curriculum one-day conference. All presenters receive free entry to the conference. 

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.

VCTA Subject Advisory Groups

The VCTA Subject Advisory Groups meet once per term either online or in person, and consist of interested teachers who wish to connect, collaborate and contribute to each other and the VCTA.  Recent meetings have included guest presenters from the RBA, Deakin University and later this month, the Old Magistrates' Court in Melbourne.  The VCTA Advisory Groups also have extensive input into how Comview is shaped and more recently advised staff on the look and feel of the new database and website.  VCTA welcomes all members to join the Advisory Groups. The next meeting will take place on Wednesday 26 February at 5pm. For further information on how to join, please email our Executive Officer, Michelle Mitchell. 

Talk Money - Financial Literacy in Action Awards - Competition entry for teachers

As part of Global Money Week 2025, Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation is offering the Talk Money Financial Literacy in Action Awards, to recognise and reward teachers who create lessons to inspire the next generation of Australians to be confident in managing their money. The prize for each winning entry includes $2,500 for the school. Winners will be notified via email and announced on the Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation social media. Submissions should include a summary of the project idea, the lesson plan details, the purpose, objectives, materials needed, and the intended student outcomes. The competition closes at 5 pm on 28 February. More details can be found at the Talk Money website.

Victorian Law Foundation (VLF) - a message to all teachers from the Education Team

The Victoria Law Foundation has recently completed research into the legal issues affecting Victorian school students. The findings reveal important insights that could help you support students in schools including: 

• Young people experienced the highest rate of employment problems compared to older age groups.  
• Young people were the least likely age group to recognise their problem as legal (only 19%).
• Young respondents were most likely to rely on family and friends for advice (20%) compared to all other age groups, rather than seeking legal services.

With young people less likely to recognise their problems as legal or seek legal services, it’s important to know what teachers can do if a student approaches you for support with an issue. 

To assist, the VLF have launched a new webpage dedicated to our research on young people's experiences with the law in Victoria. This page also includes information about where young people, or those supporting them, can find help. Explore the full report here.

 

Kind regards,

The VCTA Team