Celebrated as a place of sanctuary, Healesville hosts VATE’s 2019 Middle Years Conference, specialising in professional learning for developing your Years 7-10 students’ reading and viewing, writing, comprehension, speaking and listening, engagement and enjoyment!

You will be exposed to innovative teaching approaches, practical workshops with thought-provoking and ready-to-use strategies for your English classroom.

Registrations are now open

'my story flows in more than one direction: power of story, politics of voice'

VATE is delighted to be hosting the 2019 AATE National Conference – 30 November - 3 December at Deakin University, Burwood.

Speakers include national and international guests, panels and a smorgasbord of workshops. The Call for Presenters is now open.

We look forward to welcoming you to Melbourne.

VATE is proud to offer its inaugural Regional Roadshow in 2019. To support our members around Victoria with quality professional learning, we are sending experienced VCE English teachers and assessors to regional hubs to outline the comparative analysis task and argument and language analysis task. 

Please click below for more information about our Regional Roadshow running from April 30th - May 28th.

VATE will be visiting the following locations: Bendigo, Colac, Echuca, Horsham, Mildura, Sale, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Wodonga

Since 1960 Victorian Association for the teaching of English has supported its members as they have initiated with the various changes to the teaching and learning of English.