The Weekly Update - 10 March 2026

Welcome to the Weekly Update
Tuesday 10 March 2026

Compak Resources

New resources available online this week include:

Professional Learning

Reflections of the 2025 Exams

Week of 16 - 19 March, via Webinar

Join our presenters online as they take a pedagogical approach to reflecting on the 2025 end of year exams.

In preparing for your year ahead, it is important to review question styles, mark allocations and suggested answers, and to discover what this means for your teaching in 2026.

Information for each subject area can be accessed through the links below or via the VCTA website:

 

BEA Biennial Conference-Educate for Impact: Shaping Civic, Economic and Financial Futures

Melbourne 18 & 19 June

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 to bring the curriculum to life
  • Insight into emerging trends in economics and business & civics and citizenship education

Register Now

Apply for a BEA Professional Learning Travel Grant to attend the conference. Contact VCTA for further details. Grant applications close Friday 27 March.

Awards of Excellence at VCTA

Commencing in 2026, theVCTA Awards for Excellencewill recognise the outstanding contribution of VCTA members to teaching commerce subjects and to the Association. We invite VCTA members to nominate exceptional teachers in the following categories:

  • Early Career Teacher
  • Innovative Curriculum
  • Integration of Digital Technologies
  • Leadership
  • Mentor
  • Metropolitan Teacher
  • Pre-Service Teacher
  • Rural or Regional Teacher

For criteria and nomination details, visit:VCTA Awards for Excellence - Victorian Commercial Teachers Association

Annual VCTA Honours: Life Members and VCTA Medal

In addition to the new VCTA Awards for Excellence, we also invite nominations for two long-standing and highly respected honours: Life Membership and the VCTA Medal.

These awards recognise individuals who have made an exceptional and sustained contribution to commerce education and to the VCTA community over many years.

For criteria and nomination details, visit: VCTA Life Membership and VCTA Medal

News From Business Educators Australasia (BEA)

BEA has launched a range of exciting events for 2026. All VCTA members have access to BEA information and resources at no additional cost, including:

  • BEA Quarterly Update 'The Business Educator', for affiliates and their members, that all VCTA members can read.

University of Melbourne Preservice Teacher Placements

The University of Melbourne are actively seeking placements for their upcoming Semester 1 secondary rounds for:

  • First teaching placement: 20 April-15 May
  • Final teaching placement: 18 May-15June

for Accounting, Economics, Business Management, and Commerce (Years 7 to 10).

The University iscalling on experienced andenthusiasticCommerceteachers to partner with the University of Melbourneby taking on amentoring role.

If you're interested, please speak to your school’s Student Teacher Coordinator and encourage them to contact the Faculty of Education Secondary Placement Team ([email protected]) as soon as possible.

To learn more about the Universityof Melbourne’sProfessional Experience program and access support materials, visit their new placement website.

Teacher Event: Media Literacy and Political Cartoons in the classroom

Thursday 12 March 4:00 - 5:00pm,Free Online Event (Zoom)

The Museum of Australian Democracy is excited to work with The Old Treasury Building to present an online Teacher Professional Development:Media Literacy and Political Cartoons in the classroom.

This online session will provide tips and resources to help teachers use political cartoons in the classroom to build students' media literacy skills. Join discussions about how to analyse cartoons with students, and how you can work with students to create their own cartoons as a way to use their voice on issues important to them.With special guest Fiona Katauskas.

Book online to secure your spot or to be notified when the recording is available.

The Behind the Lines travelling exhibition is on at the Old Treasury Building from 2 March to 3 May 2026.

Melbourne City Football Club VCE Units 3&4 Business Management Opportunity

During Unit 3 of this year, A-League soccer club Melbourne City FC is offering schools a complementary new “Applied Learning” experience – being a half-day facility tour and interaction with club staff – designed exclusively for Year 12 Business Management students.

Hosted at Melbourne City FC’s Casey Fields Campus, Cranbourne, the half-day session brings the VCE Unit 3 curriculum to life. Students will explore how an elite sporting organisation operates as part of a national competition, as well as being part of as a global business within the City Football Group network, which manages ownership of and investments in 12 football clubs worldwide, including Manchester City FC.

Sessions are delivered atno cost to schools, and will run on selected Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays acrossMarch, April and May in 2026, with numbers capped to ensure an engaging, hands-on experience.

To register interest or request further details, please contact[email protected].