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Welcome to the Weekly Update
Monday 20 April 2026
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The VCTA staff wish all members a successful and productive start to Term 2.
VCTA Resource Shop is Expanding
Are you looking to save lesson preparation time without compromising on quality?
The VCTA Online Resource Shop is growing and is now offering a range of classroom-ready materials designed to support and inspire both you and your students.
Explore a collection of expertly developed resources, including:
- ready-made, fully editable lesson packs for Years 7 & 8 and for Years 9 & 10, available in both digital and print formats, designed to reduce preparation time and enhance classroom delivery,
- past professional learning resources from selected events,
- and Coming Soon Unit 3 Trial Exams with fully worked solutions for Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies.
Pre-purchase your exam now and we will send it to you as soon as it is ready (expected availability Monday 27 April).
Every resource in the VCTA Online Resource Shop has been created by experienced teachers and carefully reviewed by VCTA staff, ensuring full alignment with VCAA study designs and Victorian Curriculum requirements. Pricing of resources can be found in the description of each downloadable item.
Compak Resources
The new resources available online this week include:
To access all Compak resources, please use the button below:
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Professional Learning
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Geelong and surrounds: VCE Assessment workshop day.
Monday 11 May, Geelong
Join us for a full day workshop to help guide you in creating assessment tasks to meet study design standards including the use of structured questions, media analysis, blog posts, debates and/or case studies. The day is interactive as you work with VCTA staff and other teachers to develop a range of skills to help you deliver VCAA compliant SACs that you can easily authenticate when students are being assessed. Opportunities will be provided to network with other teachers too. Please note, that this day requires a minimum of 10 participants.
Register Now
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Empowering Commerce Educators: Building Your VCE Toolkit for Units 2 & 4.
Friday 5 June, Docklands
This program will provide attendees with ideas and resources to use in the classroom and is designed for those in their first few years of teaching:
- VCE Accounting
- VCE Business Management
- VCE Economics and
- VCE Legal Studies.
Leave the day with inspiring ideas and new connections.
All teachers will depart with a curriculum kit to use in their own classrooms.
Register Now
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Design Thinking in Action: Where creative agency shapes the Years 7 to 10 Economics and Business classroom
Monday 18 May, Melbourne
Design thinking involves critical thinking and investigation strategies, as students move through several steps to create and manage their own guided learning.
Spend the day examining the elements of design thinking, linking these elements to Economics and Business in Years 7 to 10 and creating your own design thinking project ideas ready to use in the classroom.
Register Now
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Educate for Impact:
Shaping Civic,
Economic and
Financial Futures
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Business Educators Australasia Biennial Conference
Thursday 18 & Friday 19 June, Docklands
Calling all Years 7 to 10 Teachers!
Across two dynamic days, you will experience:
- Nationally aligned curriculum content for Years 7–10
- Practical classroom strategies and ready-to-use resources
- Expert keynote speakers and leading classroom practitioners
- Unique site visits to industry locations
- Insight into emerging trends in education
Register Now
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Did you know that VCTA offers in-house and online
Consulting Services?
VCTA Education Consultants are dedicated to supporting schools, new teachers and out-of-field teachers across all levels. We understand that every school is unique and that’s why we tailor our professional learning services to meet the evolving needs of educators, students, and school-based curriculum goals.
To find out more, read through our overview of consulting services
on theVCTA website.
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VCTA AGM & Awards Night
The72nd VCTA Annual General Meeting (AGM)will be held on:
Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026
Time: 6:30pm (Arrive from 6:00pm)
Venue: Parliament and Treasury Rooms, The Imperial Hotel,
2-8 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Further details including the AGM Notice and Agenda are available on the VCTA website.
Following the AGM will be ourVCTA Awards Ceremony, including a complementary canapes and drinksatour Networking and Social reception for those in attendance.
All VCTA members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP byMonday 11 May 2025via ourMicrosoft Formto confirm your attendance.
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Would you like to contribute to VCTA through our Subject Advisory Groups?
The Groups meet once per term, online and in person to share thoughts, provide feedback on programs and contribute to the direction of VCTA. Our next meeting is in person, on Wednesday 29 April starting at 5:00pm at Canterbury Girls' Secondary College.
If you would like to contribute, or if you wish to come along and see what happens at a typical meeting, please contact our Executive Officer, Michelle Mitchell via email. Light refreshments are provided.
All VCTA members are welcome and valued, regardless of years of teaching experience.
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TAX, SUPER + YOU
Year 7-12 students, it’s your time to shine ✨
The Tax, Super + You team have$12K in prizes to share with creative students and their schools! 🎉
Write it, make it, film it – whatever sparks your imagination!
Details can be found on the Tax, Super + You.
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Save the Date! The VLF and Law Week is Coming to Bendigo!
As part of Victorian Law Week 2026 the Victoria Law Foundation will berunning Bendigo Law Talks on Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May.
This free two-day program is aimed at Year 11 and Year 12 Legal Studies students and will include a visit to the Bendigo Courts and a talk by a County Court judge as well as the Juries Commissioner. There will also be presentations by Young Workers Centre, Victorian Law Reform Commission, the Victoria Ombudsman, Arc Justice and / Victoria Legal Aid. The talks cover a range of topics relevant to the curriculum and young people’s legal rights and responsibilities.
If you would like to register your interest to attend with your class, or have any questions please email the VLF Education Manager, Fabiola.
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Kind regards
The VCTA Team
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