The Bulletin - 31 Mar 2025
Welcome to the VCTA Weekly Update. This is the final update for Term 1. The Weekly Update will resume from Monday 28 April which is the second week of Term 2.
The following new Compak items are now available:
Access all Compak items via our website at any time throughout the year.
Professional Learning Events with VCTA
ONLINE
- Reviewing Student Performance in the 2024 VCE Exams, Webinar
Webinar recordings for Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies are now available via the Comtalk tab on the VCTA Website.
IN PERSON
During this one-day workshop event, three leading economists and the VCTA will provide teachers with the confidence to create content and deliver the Economics Literacy strand in the new Victorian Curriculum Version 2.0.
Please note, this event is limited to 30 people. Registration closes on 9 May.
Designed to enhance and support the teaching of VCE Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies for new and returning teachers. All presenters are highly experienced and engaging subject experts and each session will provide teachers with ready-to-go resources, timelines and activities to use in the classroom. Registration closes on Friday 6 June.
COMVIEW 2025
Lock in the dates! Comview25 is booked for Monday 24 & Tuesday 25 November, at The University of Melbourne, The Spot & FBE Building.
Expressions of interest to present sessions at Comview25 will open early in May.
VCAA - Expression of Interest for VCE Assessing Now Open
Interested teachers are encouraged to apply to assess VCE Exams in 2025. Further information about becoming an assessor can be found on the VCAA website.
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) latest Education Newsletter
The RBA recently released the latest Education Newsletter which includes Expressions of Interest to attend this year's Teacher Immersion Event and a video summary of Current Economics Conditions.
Please note, that the 2025 Teacher Immersion Event, EOI's close by Friday 11 April at 5pm.
Student Competition - Tax Super + You
The ATO’s Tax, Super + You competition is back! This is a chance for students to be creative while learning about tax and super. Write it, make it, or film it! Students could win a share of prizes for themselves and their school. Students can use the ATO’s online Tax, Super + You resources to help with their entries. It’s free, provides all the info they’ll need, and aligns to the Australian Curriculum. Learn more @ www.taxsuperandyou.gov.au/competition
Parliament of Victoria Teacher Open House Thursday 10 April, 3pm - 5pm
This is an opportunity to explore some of the key spaces inside Parliament House and familiarise yourself with the work that takes place here. Enjoy light refreshments as you chat with parliament staff, ask questions, and connect with colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere. Register now for your place for this free event.
FREE - Teacher Professional Development with the Victorian Electoral Commission
The VEC is offering a free day of professional learning covering Government & Democracy. More information about the day can viewed here as well as a chance to secure your place at the event.
Australian Economics Olympiad 2025
The Australian Economics Olympiad 2025 is now open for registrations. The AEO is a series of fun, challenging activities aimed at refining and testing Australian high school students’ mastery of economics. As the premier national economics high school competition in Australia, the AEO builds on and tests students’ knowledge and problem-solving abilities in economics and develops their skills in applying economic facts and reasoning to problems in policy, business, and finance.
Economics Society of Australia - FREE webinar - Where Have All the Economics Students Gone?
When: Tuesday 8 April 2025
Time: From 12.00pm until 1.00pm
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of Charge
The size and diversity of the economics student population has declined sharply since the early 1990s, raising concerns about economic literacy in society and the long-term health of the economics discipline. Interest in studying economics at university is low, even for those who studied economics in Year 12. This webinar presentation investigates what students are choosing to study at university - if not economics - and uses new microdata from the Universities Admission Centre.
Kind regards,
The VCTA Team