Teaching excellence

The Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership's Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) is a great way for teachers to i

The Academy is celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science by highlighting the importance of gender equity in STEM.

After an exciting 2-day commencement conference, this year’s TEP25 participants have begun their transformative year of evidence-informed professional learning.

A recent survey of 860 Victorian school principals in the Government sector reveals their top professional learning needs. Learn what matters most to leaders in primary, secondary, P-12 and specialist schools, how their priorities differ based on school type and location, and which Academy leadership programs we recommend for each.

An ongoing area of attention and focus for teachers, leaders and schools – and therefore for the Academy – is student behaviour.

Academy CEO, Dr Marcia Devlin AM highlights key insights from The Unlocking High-Quality Teaching report from the chapter, Empowering High-Quality Teaching in Every School.

Academy CEO, Dr Marcia Devlin AM reflects on the multifaceted nature of the role and the value of teachers for our students.

The Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) delivered by the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership (the Academy), is a 12-month professional learning experience, grounded in 8 key discipline areas. The program draws on practitioner inquiry, teacher agency, reflective practice and contemporary, evidence-informed research.

We spoke to some of Victoria's inspiring teachers and asked them what makes a great teacher and why they became teachers. Take a look at what they shared.

Researchers from Monash and Victoria University completed a collaborative and multi-method evaluation of the TEP, with teachers from the Health and Physical...

We asked some of our 2023 Teaching Excellence Program teachers to consider and express what it means to be a teacher. These artful reflections are an exploration of the role teachers play both in the classroom and our communities more broadly.

'Teaching is often considered an ‘easy’ job with ‘short hours’ and ‘lots of holidays’.' Dr Marcia Devlin AM reflects on what it means to be on 'holidays' for educators.

Check out the highlights of our "Teacher Tales" series, where our alumni impart their valuable insights on educator-based questions related to "Passion," "Play," and "Purpose."

2023 Teaching Excellence Program Master Teachers Anam Javed and Lorena Pellone-Gismondi collaborated with the ABC Catalyst program and ABC Education to create an immersive classroom resource that can accompany the televised series.

The Academy is proud to celebrate Children’s Book Week. Here are some of our favourite books to teach.

2023 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teacher Chris Hudson and TEP participant Jennifer Sze have been announced as recipients of a 2023 ACEL 'New Voice in Educational Leadership Research' and 'New Voice in School Leadership' scholarships (respectively).

We want to showcase and celebrate the expertise, passion and dedication of Victorian educators. Download our ‘communications toolkit’ to share on social media or newsletter channels.

2023 Teaching Excellence Program (TEP) Master Teachers in Residence present a shared keynote on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the implementation of digital technologies across the curriculum.

ABC Education has teamed up with our Teaching Excellence Program alumni for a new project - ABC Education Story Time.