On Thursday 7 May, 14 teachers of French VCE were hosted at Melbourne Grammar School, attending the first session of the 2026 Ready, Set, VCE! professional development series. Following the path set by the AFTV Nailing it! and Y arriver pas à pas series of the last 5 years, our aim is to help VCE French teachers meet, collaborate and develop an effective curriculum.
Developing an effective curriculum
While this looks like jargon, we believe it's actually quite a simple objective: it simply means that we must develop a strategically progressive, skills-based curriculum (supported by the 3 Outcomes 1, 2, 3), that leads students upwards from Unit 1 to Unit 2, to Unit 3, to Unit 4, to the exam 😊 We therefore look at the evolution expected in SACs throughout the 2 years of VCE French, leading to the exam itself.
Strategically again, the AFTV offers two sessions in 2026:
During Session 1 on 7 May, facilitated by Elodie Lyoen and Isabelle Mangeot-Hewison, participants followed presentations on the evolution in tasks from UNIT 1 to Unit 2; and from UNIT 3 to UNIT 4, for each Outcome (O1: interpersonal communication; O2: interpretive communication; O3: presentational communication).
After looking at exemplars of tasks for each outcome in Units 2 and 4, teachers worked on developing tasks themselves; they had the opportunity to share, network and refine their own program.
The feedback from participants showed that they enjoyed the small group format, the opportunity to work with peers, the clarity of the
format and the valuable resources.
MERCI à tous les participants pour votre présence, votre convivialité, le partage de vos idées, et votre feedback enthousiaste et constructif.
Most importantly, as always, we are looking forward to continuing to work with everyone who wishes to keep sharing ideas and developing ideas/courses/tasks.
FULLY BOOKED
L'ATELIER ORAL - EN
PRÉSENTIEL
offers your students the opportunity to practise face to face for their oral exam.
Date Sunday 30 August
Time 8.30am - 12.30pm
Location Glen Eira College, 76 Booran Road Caulfield East
FULLY BOOKED
L'ATELIER ORAL - EN
LIGNE
offers your students the opportunity to practise online for their oral exam.
Date Sunday 13 September
Time 10.00am - 12.40pm
Location Via Zoom
An AFTV/ Forum de la Francophonie Initiative
We would like to invite you to participate in our 4th book club to discover and unpack « Oh My ! Omai » (2023) de Titaua Porcher
Location Monash University Caulfield
Dates Tuesday 27 October & Tuesday 17 November
Time 6.00pm - 7.30pm
We are pleased to offer online French conversation classes in Term 4 2026. The classes are delivered by Marilyne Lopez of Almaje
Language School.
Dates Wednesdays
14 October - 8 November
Time 6.15pm to 7.45pm
Delphine Laboureau-Ormancey of French Tête-à-Tête will provide face to face French conversation classes in Term 4 at Castlemaine
Secondary College.
Location Castlemaine Secondary College
Time Thursdays 4.30pm - 6.00pm
Dates 4 November - 9 December
Starting out as a French teacher is an exciting journey, but knowing what to do, what to prioritise and where to find great resources can
sometimes feel overwhelming.
Date Thursday 12 November
Venue Rendez-Vous
Hotel Melbourne, 328 Flinders Street Melbourne
Time 8.30am - 3.30pm
This VCE PL aims at equipping and preparing participants for 2027.
Date Thursday 12 November
Venue Rendez-vous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street Melbourne
Time 8.30am - 3.30pm