News

Education Week 2018 is Celebrating the arts

The stage is set for Celebrating the arts – this year’s theme of Education Week 2018.

Running from the 20 to 26 May, Education Week will give students, teachers and the community the opportunity to get involved in a range of music, dance, drama, visual art and media arts.

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Victorian Early Years Awards

The Department of Education and Training (DET) is calling for nominations for this year’s Victorian Early Years Awards.

Victorian Government addresses Royal Commission recommendations

The Victorian Government has already started work that will address recommendations by the Royal Commission’s into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.

Leading for impact: AITSL provides guidelines for school leadership development

Active steps are needed to increase equality and diversity within the leadership pool. AITSL has produced guidelines that provide a framework to address this very important challenge.

VIT welcomes new CEO

The VIT Council is very pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Corcoran as our new Chief Executive Officer.

Australia Day Honours 2018

Congratulations to our teachers who were awarded with Australia Day Honours. You are an inspiration for your leaders.

It is wonderful to see registered teachers being recognised by one of Australia’s most prestigious awards, and it shows how much the community recognises the importance of and respects those working in the education sector.

Applications approved for majority of graduates

We look forward to having all graduate teachers registered for the start of the school year. We are currently processing all the information supplied by education providers including the new Literacy and Numeracy Test results.

VIT podcast – The Inquiry process for early childhood teachers

We spoke to kindergarten teacher Kate Fisher and her teacher mentor Keti Ivanoska about how Kate completed her Inquiry process and presented to a panel in order to move to (full) registration.

Initial teacher education update

National and State reforms in teacher education have strengthened entry standards into initial teacher education programs. This means that students seeking entry into courses that qualify them to teach will need to meet academic standards and demonstrate they possess personal attributes that fit them for teaching.

Join your local CRT network

CRT networks provide an opportunity for CRTs (casual relief, emergency, relieving and relief teachers) to connect with a supportive and like-minded group of colleagues.