Understanding the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0

About VTLM 2.0

The Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM 2.0) sets out the evidence-informed principles that guide high-quality teaching and learning across Victorian government schools.

All government schools are expected to begin implementing VTLM 2.0 from 2025 and by the start of the 2028 school year, the model will be fully embedded in every Victorian classroom.

The Academy is supporting this transition by providing professional learning programs, teaching resources, and guides for parents and carers.

Key implementation dates

1. Start of 2025 school year - All government schools implementing VTLM 2.0
2. Start of 2028 school year - VTLM 2.0 fully embedded across Victorian classrooms

Professional Learning programs aligned to VTLM 2.0

Leadership Programs

• Leading Instructional Excellence – foundational understanding of how students learn, based on VTLM 2.0 principles.
• Leading Literacy – supports school-based teams to embed evidence-informed literacy practices.
• Leading Mathematics – equips leaders to deliver mathematics teaching aligned with Victorian Curriculum Mathematics 2.0 and VTLM 2.0.
• Leading School Improvement – helps leaders drive strategic change and successfully implement VTLM 2.0 in their context.
• VTLM 2.0 for Teachers and Leaders – align your teaching and school leadership to the VTLM 2.0. Understand the latest evidence on how students learn best, led by Dr Nathaniel Swain.

Teacher Professional Learning

• Literacy Pedagogy and Practice – strengthens evidence-based literacy instruction using VTLM 2.0.
• Numeracy Pedagogy and Practice – develops pedagogical knowledge and application of VTLM 2.0 to improve numeracy outcomes.
• Teaching Excellence Program – a year-long program enabling teachers to deepen pedagogical knowledge and apply evidence-informed practices.
• VTLM 2.0 for Teachers and Leaders – align your teaching and school leadership to the VTLM 2.0. Understand the latest evidence on how students learn best, led by Dr Nathaniel Swain.
• VTLM 2.0: Teaching Practice Series – provides practical strategies for teachers and leaders at all career stages to implement the VTLM 2.0.

Facilitator Training Programs

• Facilitator Training: Literacy Pedagogy and Practice – trains facilitators in evidence-informed literacy practices aligned with VTLM 2.0.
• Facilitator Training: Numeracy Pedagogy and Practice – builds facilitator expertise in numeracy pedagogy and evidence-based teaching practices.

Symposiums and Evaluations

Mathematics and Numeracy Symposium

Over 550 participants across 10 locations explored VTLM 2.0 at the Mathematics and Numeracy Symposium held in April 2025 and hosted by the Academy. 

The symposium was designed for maths teachers and numeracy leaders to collaborate, learn and expand thinking in how to improve student outcomes in mathematics and numeracy and included workshops and activities, a departmental briefing on how to implement the VTLM 2.0, and was a networking opportunity for peers to explore the latest in teaching and learning updates.

VTLM 2.0 Academy Impact Evaluation Report

Participant feedback from an Academy 2025 Impact Evaluation Report shows 89% of participants in our VTLM 2.0-aligned professional learning were satisfied with Academy programs, and 86% reported a significant impact from having attended various programs. These results are a testament to our shared commitment to enhancing education across Victoria.

Teaching and Learning Resources

Evidence-Informed Teaching Resources

• Teaching Reading and Phonics – includes a webinar, FAQs, and further reading.
• Evidence-Informed Implementation Guides – five guides on implementing change in schools, in collaboration with the Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO).
• Evidence-Informed Teaching of Reading Webinar – explores systematic synthetic phonics, explicit instruction, and the Big Six of reading.

Parent and Carer Guides

• Understanding Phonics – simple explanations to support children’s reading at home.
• Helping Every Child Succeed: VTLM 2.0 – guidance on supporting children’s learning under the revised model.
• Understanding Maths Anxiety – practical strategies to support children at home.

Further learning

Micro-credentials

The University of Adelaide’s research-grounded micro-credential Teaching Phonics embeds systematic synthetic phonics instruction. This is an effective course which covers the essentials of phonics, phonemic awareness, and phonological awareness in a measured and practical way for teachers either new to this area or those who want an evidence-informed update.

Department of Education resources

The Department of Education's published guides set out strategies and practice for the VTLM 2.0’s ‘Explicit teaching’ elements of teaching, to assist with the implementation of the VTLM 2.0 in schools.

Further information

• Department of Education’s Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0 policy and guidelines
• Contact DE's Teacher Professional Practice team

VTLM 2.0 FAQs