August PD Week

11th - 14th August 2026

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Monday 11th - Extending The Top: Challenging Our Students Through Robust Exam Revision
Tuesday 12th - Text Selection for 2026
Thursday 14th - Creating Texts: Two Years In

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Exam Revision: Extending the Top
This session is designed to help teachers support high-achieving students as they refine and elevate their written work. We’ll explore practical strategies and activities that encourage students to write with greater deliberation and purpose, while developing a clearer understanding of the characteristics that define top-level responses. From analysing high-quality exemplars to focusing on the subtle decisions that add polish and sophistication, this session will help students see what excellence looks like — and how to get there.

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Text Selection for 2026
With new texts being introduced to the VCE English course in 2026, this session provides an overview of the changes and how they might shape your teaching. We’ll share our take on the new titles, discuss how they could be used in the classroom, and offer suggestions for how they might connect with different student cohorts. This session is a chance to reflect on what’s coming and how it might work in your context.

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Creating Texts – Two Years In
Now in its second year at Year Twelve — and the third year across both Year Eleven and Year Twelve — Creating Texts continues to be one of the most exciting and challenging areas of study. In this session, we’ll reflect on how our approach has evolved, especially in response to last year’s exam. We’ll look closely at what’s working, dive into creative ways of teaching voice, and explore how to help students write with real audience awareness. We’ll also share ideas for imaginative and authentic writing activities at lower year levels, particularly for students with limited comprehension or creative confidence.

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Book your place through the links at the bottom of this page.

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See what some of our previous presentation attendees had to say about our sessions.

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"A really practical-based session, provision of effective strategies and teacher support on how to implement these to get the best out of every student. This has to be the best Comparative PD yet! Highly recommend it!"

- Caitlin, Elisabeth Murdoch College

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"These resources feel immediately useful, and collated in a meaningful sequence...I feel as thought I could confidently give the the workbook to use as the 'unit plan'. It's a huge weight off my shoulders and a wonderful way to begin a unit."

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"Being in a regional area meant being able to access this online was actually a real bonus. I also really appreciate the fact that I can go back over the presentation again as I need to."

- Kath, King's College