The Weekly Update - 4 May 2026

Welcome to the Weekly Update
Monday 4 May 2026

The 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 teachers and inspire student academic growth.

The resource collection includes, but is not limited to:

Unit 3 Trial Exams with fully worked solutions for Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies.
Ready-made, fully editable lesson packs for Years 7 & 8 and for Years 9 & 10, available in both digital and print formats.

Every resource is 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:

Unit 1 Trial Examinations for:
Unit 3 Outcome 2 Accounting - Assessment Task

To access all Compak resources, please use the button below:

Compak®

Compak® is a VCTA member only resource and is subject to copyright.

Not a VCTA member yet? Join VCTA Now to access Compak.

Professional Learning

FREE to Government Schools

Building Curriculum Resources for Years 7 - 10 Economics and Business

Are you looking to strengthen or refresh your Years 7–10 Economics and Business program in line with the Victorian Curriculum V2.0?

Government schools are warmly invited to take part in a Department of Education fully funded, two-year professional learning program designed to support teachers in developing high-quality, tailored economics and business classroom resources.

Through this program, participating schools will:

access free professional learning opportunities with VCTA,
be partnered with a dedicated VCTA Mentor, who will work closely with your team,
develop and refine curriculum-aligned teaching resources suited to your school’s specific needs, and
build confidence and capability across your teaching team.

This program is designed to support teachers at all stages of their careers, whether you are experienced, new to teaching, or teaching Economics and Business out of field. Your assigned mentor will work with your teaching team throughout the program to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with curriculum standards.

We encourage you to explore further details and eligibility via the VCTA event page.

To express your interest, you can:

Register through the event page, or
Email our Executive Officer, Michelle Mitchell

Please note that places are limited to 10 Government schools, with selection based on SFOE ranking. Applications will close once all places are filled.

Geelong and surrounds: VCE Assessment workshop day.

Monday 11 May, Geelong

Registrations close this Wednesday

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

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

Educate for Impact:

Shaping Civic,

Economic and

Financial Futures

Business Educators Australasia Biennial Conference

Thursday 18 & Friday 19 June, Docklands

OVER 60% of Tickets Sold!

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

VCTA Jules Aldous Professional Learning Scholarship

Earlier this year, VCTA was pleased to award the first Jules Aldous Professional Learning Scholarship. The scholarship recognises an early-career teacher who is a committed educator and passionate about learning. Sophie Fraser, from Sacré Couer, was awarded the Scholarship for 2026 and writes:

I am the lucky recipient of the VCTA Jules Aldous Professional Learning Scholarship for 2026.

Thanks to this scholarship, I have been able to attend multiple days of Professional Learning which has helped with my teaching of Legal Studies. I have already learned so much from other teachers who are in the same boat, as well as gained insights from experienced teachers and professionals in the Legal Studies field.

I am always on the lookout for a good case study, interesting news story or actual legal events that have happened to my friends and family, to use in my classrooms. Getting students to research and find current affairs and linking these to relevant key knowledge points fuels my passion that Humanities students leave school actively engaged in the world around them.

Photos below of Sophie. At work and at her first professional learning event back in February as a part of the scholarship.

VCTA AGM & Awards Night

The 72nd 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 our VCTA Awards Ceremony, including a complementary canapes and drinks at our Networking and Social reception for those in attendance.

All VCTA members are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP by Monday 11 May 2025 via our Microsoft Form to confirm your attendance.

Curriculum-aligned Global Education Lesson Plans

Education Services Australia (ESA) is offering a free webinar this Wednesday 6 May at 4:00pm for teachers who are interested to learn more about the free resources available to support student engagement in global issues. More details can be found on the ESA booking page.

CA ANZ Accounting Career Toolbox

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand offer an accounting toolbox for educators to help students discover accounting careers and pathways.

Download your toolbox now or pass these details onto the career expert in your school.

The Victorian Law Foundation & Law Week 2026

The full program for Law Week (18 - 24 May) is now available.

Please use the 2026 Law Week online site to find out more!

Bendigo & Surrounds

Do you work in a school in or near Bendigo? Then the VLF is coming to you with Student VCE Legal Studies 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.

The Weekly Update - 4 May 2026

Welcome to the Weekly Update Monday 4 May 2026

Professional Learning

Welcome to the Weekly Update
Monday 4 May 2026