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New to Teaching VCE History
Thursday 19 November 2026

1:00 pm – 4:10 pm (Registration: 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm)
Camberwell Girls Grammar School, 2 Torrington Street, Canterbury

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm – 1:05 pm Welcome and Housekeeping
Myra Karantzas, HTAV Events Manager
1:05 pm – 1:45 pm Session 1: Frequently Asked Questions
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority

In this session the VCAA will answer a series of Frequently Asked Questions about VCE History and provide advice on implementing the study design.

1:45 pm – 2:00 pm Afternoon tea (light refreshments)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Session 2: VCE History Units 3 and 4
Each session includes:

  • An overview of the course: brief content and skills summary
  • Key resources for the classroom
  • Advice on assessment tasks
  • Ways of developing and assessing historical thinking skills.

Choose from one of the following sessions:

A VCE Units 3 and 4: Revolutions
Ian Lyell, Mentone Girls’ Grammar School
B VCE Units 3 and 4: Australian History
Bill Lewis, Haileybury
C VCE Units 3 and 4: Ancient History
Luke Cashman, Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
3:10 pm – 4:10 pm Session 3: VCE History Units 1 and 2
Each session includes:

  • An overview of the course: brief content and skills summary
  • Key resources for the classroom
  • Advice on assessment tasks
  • Ways of developing and assessing historical thinking skills.

Choose from one of the following sessions:

A VCE Units 1 and 2: Modern History
Stephen White, Oxley Christian College
B VCE Units 1 and 2: Empires
Hilary Tieri, Assumption College
C VCE Units 1 and 2: Ancient History – Mesopotamia and Egypt
Justine Bell, Loyola College

The views expressed at HTAV events are not necessarily the views of HTAV.

Some presenters may use modified extracts from the Victorian Curriculum F–10 V2.0 and/or the VCE History Study Design 2022. These may include the work of other authors. The VCAA does not endorse nor verify the accuracy of the information provided and accepts no responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate information. You can find the most up to date version of the Victorian Curriculum at www.vcaa.vic.edu.au.