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 Middle Years Conference 2018
Friday 4 May - RACV Goldfields Resort Creswick
Come for the Conference and stay for the books! Hepburn Shire hosts VATE’s 2018 Middle Years Conference, specialising in professional learning for developing your Years 7-10 students’ reading, writing, comprehension, speaking, engagement and enjoyment! In the historic gold mining town of Creswick, you will be exposed to innovative teaching approaches, practical workshops and thought-provoking seminars
2018 VATE Sample VCE Exams - pre-order now
VATE publishes sample exams for VCE Unit 3 English & English Language (PDF only). Download the 2018 Unit 3 sample exam order form here. Available from Wednesday 30 May.
VATE also publishes sample exams for VCE Units 3-4 English, EAL, English Language & Literature. Download the 2018 Units 3-4 sample exam order form here. Available from Wednesday 15 August.
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 President's opinion piece NAPLAN writing test is no better than an internet rant (The Age, 10 April 2018)
VATE Council letter to the VCAA re: the 2017 Literature examination (December 2017)
VATE Council surveyed the VATE membership re: the NAPLAN literacy tests.
Click here to download the media release.
Click here to download the full report.
VATE in the media: 'The intimidating experience greeting untrained English teachers' The Age (September 2017)
VATE in the media: 'Too many 'depressing messages' in VCE books drives push for trigger warnings.' The Age (April 2017)
VATE Council letter to the VCAA CEO and Board re: the VCE Literature sample examination (April 2017)
VATE Council media release re: the Community of Practice: Teaching reading (April 2017)
VATE in the media: Women authors get equal space. ArtsHub 2017 (February 2017)
VATE Council letter to the VCAA CEO and Board re the delayed release of the VCAA English, Literature and EAL examinations (February 2017)
Have you considered presenting or consulting for VATE?
VATE ONLINE STORE
Purchase and instantly download VATE's VCE Publications: Inside Texts, Inside Stories, Inside Language and Literature Perspectives.
Buy instant access to downloadable PDFs using your credit card.
Click here to read Idiom.
Log in with your user name/password.
Latest edition of Idiom (Vol 54 No 1 2018) is now available.
Meet the Assessors 2018 - Recordings
Did you miss booking in for our Meet the Assessors sessions on Tuesday 6 February 2018?
A recording of each session is available to purchase - please click here.
2018 VATE VCE Resources
Download updated order forms for all VATE publications:
