VATE submissions and media releases

VATE submissions

• Supporting Out-of-Field Subject English Teachers VATE Report (November 2024)
• VCE English and EAL Crafting/Creating Texts VATE Survey Report (September 2024)
• Final report from the Inquiry into the use of Generative AI in the Australian Education System that VATE members contributed to (August 2024)
• VCAA response to VATE correspondence (May 2024)
• VATE submission to the VCAA regarding VCE Literature (April 2024)
• VATE submission to the parliamentary inquiry into the use of generative artificial intelligence in the Australian education system (July 2023)
• VATE Council statement of support for Voice to Parliament (April 2023)
• VATE submission to the VCAA re: proposed VCE English Language Study Design (September 2022)
• VCAA response to VATE correspondence (September 2021)
• VATE submission to the VCAA - concerns and frustrations of teachers of the VCE English Studies (August 2021)
• VATE submission to the VCAA - proposed VCE Literature Study Design (July 2021)
• VATE submission to the VCAA - proposed VCE English and EAL Study Design (June 2021)
• VCAA response to VATE correspondence (June 2020)
• VATE letter to the VCAA CEO (May 2020)
• VATE letter to VCAA CEO Sharyn Donald regarding communication with teachers re: COVID-19 education changes (April 2020)
• VATE responses to the NAPLAN survey (March 2020)
• VCAA letter to VATE re: copyright (September 2019)
• VATE letter to the VCAA re: copyright (August 2019)
• VATE letter to the VCAA re: the proposed VCE/VCAL literacy and numeracy test (March 2019)
• VCAA letter to VATE in response to the VATE letter re: the 2018 Literature examination (March 2019)
• VATE letter to the VCAA re: the 2018 Literature examination (February 2019)
• The VATE Council surveyed its members re: minimum literacy and numeracy standards at VCE/VCAL. Council made a submission to the VCAA based on these responses. Please contact the VATE office to access this submission. (May 2018)
• VCAA letter to VATE in response to the VATE letter re: the 2017 Literature examination (February 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)
• ABC email to President in response to VATE's letter regarding the axing of Poetica from Radio National (January, 2015)
• VATE's letter to Mr Spigelman, ABC Board Chair, regarding the axing of Poetica from Radio National (December 2014)
• VATE's submission to the VCAA - proposed Bridging English as an Additional Language Study Design (September 2014)
• VATE's submission to the VCAA - proposed changes to the Literature Study Design (July 2014)
• VATE's submission to the VCAA - proposed changes to the English/EAL Study Design (July 2014)
• VATE's submission to Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group Consultation (June 2014)
• VATE's submission to the VCAA - proposed changes to the English Language Study Design (March 2014)
• VATE Curriculum and Assessment Committee's letter to Minister Pyne (March 2014)
• VATE's submission to the review of the Australian Curriculum (February 2014)
• VATE's submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) re: proposed changes to copyright law (July 2013)
• VATE's submission to the VCAA: Review of VCE English, History, Mathematics and Science studies (July 2013)
• VATE's submission on the effectiveness of the NAPLAN (June 2013)
• The Senate NAPLAN report can be accessed here (March 2014)