Ideal for teachers new to VCE Units 1–4, as well as new VCE Coordinators, Curriculum Leaders, and Principal Team members, this PD will set you up for success in delivering a high-quality VCE education.

Led by two highly experienced VCE Coordinators, this professional learning session will equip you with practical strategies to integrate VCAA resources into your classroom and strengthen your VCE curriculum delivery. You’ll gain a clear and comprehensive understanding of VCAA assessment requirements, along with actionable approaches to boost student outcomes through purposeful SAC design, effective moderation, targeted feedback, and insightful exam preparation and analysis.

Date: 1:30pm – 3:30pm, Tuesday, 17th February 2026.

Location: Webinar over Zoom

Cost: $145-175, depending on group size

Program

1:30 – 1:35pm	Welcome, Acknowledgement of Country, Introduction Andy Keating
1:35 – 1:50pm	Essential VCAA resources and where to find them Andy Keating In this session, Andy will guide you through navigating the Study Design and a range of VCAA support materials. You will also learn how to effectively integrate these resources into your teaching, translating them into practical classroom strategies such as exit tickets and guiding student revision.
1:50 – 2:30pm	Meeting VCAA’s requirements for implementing SACs Ken Ong In this session, Ken will guide you through a variety of SAC requirements, including task type specifications, mark allocations, splitting SACs, and awarding half marks, along with difficulty distribution and Bloom’s taxonomy. Ken will discuss VCAA’s principles of assessment and SAC authentication procedures, such as when multiple versions of a SAC may be needed. Additionally, you will learn how to conduct SACs to meet VCAA’s requirements.
2:30 – 2:35pm	Short break
2:35 – 3:05pm	Using assessment to maximise student outcomes Andy Keating In this session, Andy will guide you through how to create SAC answer guides and moderation processes. Andy will discuss SAC ranking, how the GAT is used, and how VCAA scales SACs. The session will discuss how to best provide SAC feedback linked to Key Knowledge points, proper storage of SACs, and requirements for S/N determinations.
3:05 – 3:25pm	Exam preparation and analysis Ken Ong In this session, Ken will guide you through interpreting Graded Assessment score distributions and understanding what constitutes an A+ in VCE. You will learn about indicative grades, the use of command terms, and how to effectively use past exams, including insights into how exams are marked.
3:25 – 3:30pm	Interactive Q&A (optional) Andy Keating and Ken Ong In this optional session, this will be an opportunity to have your questions answered if they haven’t been answered throughout the sessions.

Speakers

Between them, Ken Ong and Andy Keating have published several VCE textbooks, workbooks, practice exams, SACs, online learning videos, and subject notes for VCE Psychology, Biology, and Health & Human Development.

Andy has held a Leading Teacher position for Curriculum Innovation, and been the VCE Manager at Ruyton Girls’ School. He has worked extensively with VCAA on Study Design review panels, been a regular exam marker and an Assistant Chief Assessor, and has worked as part of an expert reference group.

Ken has held VCE Coordinator, Senior Year Level Coordinator, and Staff Professional Learning Leading Teacher positions at Melbourne High School where he has taught for over a decade. He has worked for many years as an assessor, contributor to Study Designs, and an exam writing panel member for VCAA.

Terms and conditions

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