The Victorian Institute of Teaching (VIT) is an independent statutory authority for the teaching profession, whose primary function is to regulate members of the teaching profession.  It is a legal requirement for all teachers to be registered with VIT in order to be employed in a school or early childhood education and care service or Victorian children’s service.

The VIT specifies the requirements for moving from provisional to full registration on their website. After graduation, graduate teachers register with the VIT as provisionally registered teachers. To achieve full registration by the end of the second year of teaching, graduate teachers must provide the VIT with the evidence that they:

• have met the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching at the proficient teacher level using the inquiry approach, and
• have taught for a total of at least 80 days in one or more Australian or New Zealand schools or early childhood services.

Teacher mentors work with graduate teachers to undertake professional learning, which may include peer observation to continuously improve their teaching, collect evidence of their work and apply for full registration.

For further information see: www.vit.vic.edu.au/registered-teacher/moving-to-full-registration

eduPay is the Department’s HR and payroll system. You can apply for leave and check your leave and pay information using eduPay Employee Self Service (ESS).

 You can login to eduPay System via your school internet connection at: https://edupay.eduweb.vic.gov.au/

 If you wish to access eduPay and ESS from an external location, such as from home, you can login at:  https://ess.sras.eduweb.vic.gov.au/

Edumail is the Department’s email system system. You can access your emails and digital communications using Edumail.

You can login to the Edumail System via the following linkt: https://www.edumail.vic.gov.au

The Australian Education Union (AEU) represent and advocate for all teachers, principals and support staff working in government schools, early childhood, TAFE, disability and adult education.

The AEU note that “graduate teachers face specific challenges at work” and have developed a specific resource for graduate teachers which includes a New Educators Network (NEN) and information about pay and conditions.

For further information see: https://www.aeuvic.asn.au/your-job/graduate-teachers

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) provides high-quality curriculum, assessment and reporting advice for all Victorian students. Engagement with the resources will depend on the learning area and level being taught.

The following links will provide graduate teachers with further information regarding:

• Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework (VEYLDF) – https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/earlyyears/index.aspx
• Victorian Curriculum F-10 – https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/pages/foundation10/f10index.aspx
• National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) – https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/prep10/naplan/index.aspx
• Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) – https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/index.aspx
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) – https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vcal/index.aspx

The VCAA also implements Vocational Education and Training (VET) opportunities for senior secondary students and celebrate student achievement through excellence and awards programs, such as the Season of Excellence.

For further information see: https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/

FUSE is a Department portal with a wide variety of teaching resources.  You can use FUSE to:

• DISCOVER: filter, browse and discover resources for learning and teaching
• ENGAGE: immerse yourself in content with a range of great resource types, as a teacher you can even create groups and personalise resources
• SHARE: connect your learning and teaching with others by using the sharing features on all FUSE resources

You will need your eduMail details to access some features of FUSE, such as uploading your own content and sharing packages of resources.

For further information see: https://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/

In Our Classrooms is an online space for teachers to find best practice approaches, evidence-based classroom resources, professional development opportunities and stories that celebrate the education profession.​ New articles are sent automatically in a newsletter each fortnight to all Victorian government school teachers, but In Our Classrooms is open to anyone interested in best practice in education and evidence-based teaching approaches.​ 

For further information see: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/classrooms/Pages/default.aspx

To subscribe to In Our Classrooms: https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/9DC75686B8867D58

The Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM) brings the framework for improving student outcomes (FISO) into the classroom. It creates a line of sight between the whole-school improvement approach and classroom practice.

The Victorian teaching and learning model consists of four components:

• A Vision for Learning helps create a unified set of values and beliefs to drive a high performance learning culture.
• The Practice Principles for excellence in teaching and learning (Practice Principles) are nine signature pedagogies which make the difference in improving student achievement and motivation.
• The Pedagogical Model describes what effective teaching looks like in the classroom and helps teachers apply the practice principles.
• The High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) are ten instructional practices that reliably increase student learning wherever they are applied.

For further information see: https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/practice/improve/Pages/Victorianteachingandlearningmodel.aspx

The Literacy Teaching Toolkit provides practical advice and high impact teaching practices that improve outcomes in reading, writing and speaking and listening.  It includes specific resources for teaching literacy in Primary and Early Childhood as well as a guide to designed to support school leaders and teachers to understand and use the toolkit.

For further information see:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/teachingresources/discipline/english/literacy/Pages/default.aspx 

You can access the School Term Dates and Holidays in Victoria through the following link:

https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/department/Pages/datesterm.aspx?&Redirect=1