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.

Selecting texts for the English classroom

Join the VCAA, VATE and the STELLA Prize for a lively conversation about texts, text selection and why it matters. Find out more and register here.

VATE Community of Practice: Teaching Reading

VATE has secured funding from the DET to support a year-long professional learning program which aims to deepen English teachers’ understandings of reading processes through action research in the classroom. VATE is inviting Expressions of Interest from VATE members for two Critical Friends to work with two of the CoP schools and to join three other Critical Friends. Please click here to download all details about the role of the Critical Friend.

Please send your Expression of Interest (no more than 500 words), outlining your experience, skills, knowledge and willingness to work with schools that are part of the Community of Practice to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  by Tuesday 10 March 2015.