Our Expert Teachers

Our Expert Teachers

ACED Exam Revision Lectures are presented by engaging, expert teachers who are experienced VCE Exam Assessors.

For Business Management – Mr Peter Chard

Mr Peter Chard is a highly experienced presenter and educator with an impressive background in Business Management. With over two decades of teaching experience across a range of high-performing schools, he has honed his skills as a knowledgeable and effective educator. His expertise goes beyond the classroom, as he has also been involved in being a VCE Exam Assessor for most of his professional career. Such diverse experiences have uniquely equipped Mr Chard to guide students in understanding the key aspects that VCE Assessors prioritise when marking the Unit 3&4 Business Management Examination.

For Biology – Ms Caitlin Pohl

Ms Caitlin Pohl is an expert teacher of Biology who has been teaching Units 3&4 Biology since 2010. She has been a VCE Exam Assessor in Biology for the past two Study Designs and has an excellent knowledge of the current Study Design and past examination questions. Ms Pohl has provided professional development to VCE teachers across all subjects at her workplace. In addition, she has held roles such as Head of Senior School, VCE Coordinator and IB Coordinator and Ms Pohl has provided several insightful examination technique and revision sessions for Year 12 students.

For Chemistry – Mr Robert Sette

Robert Sette has been a VCE Chemistry Exam Assessor for more than fifteen years, and is a highly experienced VCE Chemistry teacher at Melbourne High School, helping the subject to become one of the most popular at the school. He completed his Master of Science in Chemistry at La Trobe University and then worked as a Research Chemist at a biotechnology company in Queensland before moving to teaching. He is currently Acting Assistant Principal at Melbourne High School and has held a variety of leadership positions. Mr Sette will share his passion for science in this Exam Revision Lecture, guiding you towards a deeper understanding of the key concepts. With many of his students achieving study scores of 40+, Mr Sette will share ways to make Units 3&4 Chemistry feels less overwhelming, discuss common mistakes he’s seen as an exam marker, and give you tips to increase your success in the upcoming exam.

For English – Ms Emma Ford

Ms Emma Ford is an expert teacher of VCE English and Psychology who has been a VCE teacher for over 10 years, and a VCE Exam Assessor of Units 3&4 English since 2017. She is an experienced presenter of VCE Revision Lectures, and regularly provides professional development sessions for teachers of both English and Psychology. She is currently working in a Resource Development Lead role in the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Education, and has taught pre-service teachers as part of the Master of Education (Secondary) program for a number of years.

For Health & Human Development – Mr Andrew Keating

Mr Andrew Keating is an experienced teacher of VCE Health and Human Development. He has been an author of multiple HHD textbooks, subject notes and practice exams, and regularly presents exam revision lectures for students. Mr Keating is also an experienced VCE Exam Assessor, served as Assistant Chief Assessor, and has helped his students achieve outstanding VCE results. Mr Keating has held a Leading Teacher position for Curriculum Innovation, and VCE Manager at Ruyton Girls’ School. He has also worked as a qualified Physiotherapist and enjoys bringing his health industry experience to the classroom.

For Legal Studies – Mr Simon Phelan

Mr Simon Phelan is an expert teacher of VCE Legal Studies who has been a VCE Exam Assessor for over ten years. He is an experienced presenter of VCE Revision Lectures, as well as an author of practice exams and textbooks for both Legal Studies and Business Management. Mr Phelan has served on VCAA Study Design Review Panels for Legal Studies, and has provided professional development sessions for teachers. In addition to his day-to-day role as a classroom teacher, Mr Phelan also works with pre-service teachers at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.

For Maths Methods – Mr Peter Cox-Livingstone

Mr Peter Cox-Livingstone has garnered extensive experience throughout his professional career, both within and outside of the classroom. He held positions as a scientist in the environmental and pharmaceutical industries before pursuing his passion for teaching mathematics. Mr Cox-Livingstone has been teaching Mathematical Methods at his local high school for over a decade. He has worked for VCAA to develop past Mathematical Methods examinations and has served as a VCE Exam Assessor for Mathematical Methods for over six years, which makes him uniquely placed to pass on to students the key attributes Assessors look for when marking Units 3&4 Mathematical Methods exams.

For Physical Education – Ms Bree Rametta

Ms Bree Rametta is an expert teacher of VCE Physical Education and Health and Human Development who has been teaching VCE for over seven years. She has been a VCE Exam Assessor for Physical Education and is highly passionate about engaging students in developing a deep understanding of content knowledge within both subject areas. Ms Rametta has a depth of experience in developing and assessing various assessment tasks as well as tutoring numerous students alongside teaching in the classroom.

For Psychology – Mr Ken Ong

Mr Ken Ong manages the VCE Psychology Teachers’ Network (Psyched), is an experienced VCE Exam Assessor (including serving as Assistant Chief Assessor) and Exam Writer for VCAA, and has taught VCE Psychology and Extended Investigation at Melbourne High School for over a decade. Most of his students have achieved study scores above 40, including several perfect scores, and Mr Ong will share insights into how to maximise your exam results. After completing postgraduate research at the University of Melbourne, he worked with VCAA in forming the 2023-2027 Psychology Study Design, published a series of practice exams and revision books for VCE Psychology students, ran professional development sessions for hundreds of VCE Psychology Teachers, produced online learning videos for Psychology internationally, and held VCE Coordinator, Senior Year Level Coordinator, and Staff Professional Learning Leading Teacher positions at Melbourne High School. Over 10,000 students have attended his lectures – do not miss out!

Are you an experienced and passionate VCE Teacher who would like to develop ACED Assessment Resources, or wish to present an ACED Exam Revision Lecture? Read more about working with ACED here.

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