VCE English and EAL Network: New texts for 2026

Please register for this free event by putting the code 'InsideStories' into the Purchase Order box at checkout.
Individual members can contact Katerina Duckstein to register.

Join editor, Faye Crossman, and the VATE Inside Stories writers as they discuss the new texts for the 2026 VCE English and EAL text list. This free member only event is your opportunity to hear directly from teachers who have an intimate knowledge of the four new texts, to hear their insights into the themes, ideas and issues presented in each text, as well as ask questions about the ways in which each text could be used to fulfil the requirements of the Study Design.

Chair:
Faye Crossman, VATE Inside Stories editor

Writers:
Blair Mahoney, Melbourne High School - Selected Poems by Langston Hughes
Rachel Kafka, Mount Scopus Memorial College - Obital by Samantha Harvey
Melanie Van Langenberg - Regeneration by Pat Barker
Ernest Price, Kilvington Grammar School - We Come With This Place by Debra Dank

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be emailed to events@vate.org.au. Cancellations received by 12pm five working days prior to the event date will be charged a 15% cancellation fee. Cancellations received after this will receive NO REFUND. Registrations can, however, be transferred to another staff member. Please email events@vate.org.au the details. If you do not attend and have not notified VATE according to the above policy, you will receive no refund.  Please note: If this event is cancelled due to COVID government or venue restrictions, you will receive a full refund.