Victorian Association for the Teaching of English - Victorian Association for the Teaching of English

Welcome to VATE

The Victorian Association for the Teaching of English is a professional body established to promote the interests of English education and to allow English educators in Victoria to exchange ideas.

VATE brings together teachers in government, Catholic and independent schools, as well as tertiary educators and pre-service teachers.

VATE MYC2017: Celebrating Difference

Monday 7 August 2017, Foothills Conference Centre, Mooroolbark.

Let's don our scarves and beanies, plump up our puffer jackets and head to Mooroolbark, 'the place where the wide waters meet' and the gateway to the Yarra Ranges, for the 2017 Middle Years Conference. With so much to share, to learn and to discuss, there will be no time to be distracted by the picturesque setting of the Foothills Conference Centre or the tempting call of the Yarra Valley and the faint clinking of glasses in the distance. Instead, we will be warmed by ideas, collegiality and the celebration of all that we do as English teachers who strive to acknowledge and value the individual differences in all our students.

Registration now open.

Download the flyer here.

2017 VATE Sample VCE Exams - order forms

You can place an order anytime for VATE's 2017 sample VCE exams - these exams will be available August. All exams are developed according to VCAA published examination specifications and sample examination papers.

VATE will publish sample exams for English, EAL, English Language and Literature (Units 3-4).

Download the 2017 sample exam order form here.

Please direct all VATE exam queries to Josephine: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

VATE Council

VATE in the media: 'Too many 'depressing messages' in VCE books drives push for trigger warnings.' The Age (April)

VATE Council letter to the VCAA CEO and Board re: the VCE Literature sample examination (April)
 
VATE Council media release re: the Community of Practice: Teaching reading (April)
 
VATE in the media: Women authors get equal space. ArtsHub 2017 (February)

VATE Council letter to the VCAA CEO and Board re the delayed release of the VCAA English, Literature and EAL examinations (February)