The $40,000 funding will explore the viability of offering English Literature, Legal Studies and Specialist Maths at the two schools, as well as at Echuca College and Rochester Secondary College.
The fund was designed with the goal of strengthening an existing Community of Practice collaboration, moderation and sharing of best practice that will improve the quality of teaching across the four schools.
Funding will be used to appoint leaders to co-ordinate the CoP, time allowance, professional development and access to resources.
Kyabram P-12 College principal Paul Tozer said students would benefit from staff having greater access to support, shared expertise, moderation opportunities and access to a wider range of resources as a result of the funding.
“Kyabram P-12 College have been collaborating with Rochester Secondary College, Rushworth P-12 College and Echuca College for many years now across a range of areas within our school programs. Our Community of Practice around the VCE program has been an area of strong collaboration in recent years as the schools have looked to build on the great practices of the individual colleges,” he said.
“To support us in this area, we have been fortunate to receive $40,000 through the VCE Collaboration Fund, which has recognised the great practice that already exists between the schools. The additional funding will support us to appoint leaders to co-ordinate the communities of practice, organise quality professional development and access shared resources for the four schools to build the capacity of our VCE teachers.
“Together, the four schools within this collaborative initiative are determined to provide the highest quality learning opportunities not only for the students within our individual schools, but within our wider community.”
Member for Northern Victoria Mark Gepp said students would be given a greater choice of VCE subjects that appealed to their interests, strengths and career aspirations.
“This program is about ensuring that regional and rural students receive the same opportunities as those in the city, regardless of where they go to school,” he said.
The VCE Collaboration Fund supports regional and rural schools to partner with each other to broaden VCE subject choice and quality of VCE offerings for students.
The fund is being delivered alongside a major expansion of VCE subjects offered through the virtual learning programs of Virtual School Victoria and the Victorian School of Languages, and through a ‘blended learning’ pilot through the Victorian Virtual Learning Network.
Round 5 applications will open in early 2021.
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