Getting the right start to the VCE is crucial. Being informed, organised and confident gives students the necessary skills and attitude to make a smart start to their VCE.

VCE help offers a range of VCE seminars and lectures for students in Years 9-12, VCE teachers and parents. Our seminars cover a range of topics to suit the diverse student needs including motivation, study and life skills as well as health and wellness to provide a holistic approach to each students personal growth and development which we have been running since 2002.

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Our most popular sessions are:

1. The 7 deadly student mistakes and how to avoid them. (1 hour)

This is our “all in one” presentation that takes into consideration goal setting and achievement, nutrition and health, revision strategies, note making, study planning and preparation, exam technique and finally strategies for getting help. Students will find this session both motivational and engaging which is fast becoming one of our most popular 1 hour presentations.

2.Roadmap to VCE success. (3 hours)

Perfect for Years 10 to 12 students this seminar covers goal achievement, self-motivation strategies, how to avoid procrastination, time mastery, tailored learning style strategies as well as stress busters. Engaging, fun and challenging this session will leave students feeling more confident and armed with strategies to achieve their VCE goals.

3. Generation Y parenting and the 5 ingredients for VCE success (1 hour)

This session is perfect for parents and students alike (ideally both). Providing a balance between academia and well-being, this engaging and insightful presentation examines key characteristics of Generation Y students and then covers many specific strategies for parents and students can readily apply to help them through their VCE (and beyond)

4. Health, energy and vitality.( 1 hour )

Delivered by Dr. Matthew Bateman, this popular presentation for staff health and wellbeing, will open your eyes and minds to a healthy lifestyle; physically, mentally and emotionally. It covers nutrition, sleep, meditation and exercise.

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Our standard VCE seminar sessions:

You can also select from our range of sessions below to tailor a seminar experience for your students, staff and parents.

Brain Dominance & Learning How to Learn: (1 hour)

Participants will:

• Complete a learning styles survey and identify their own unique learning styles and study preferences.
• Identify their preferred study strategies for their own individual learning style to rapidly increase the study effectiveness and recall to learn any subject.
• Be challenged about their beliefs on intelligence and their capacity for learning leaving students empowered about their own learning and future.

Time mastery – how to get more done in less time: ( 1 hour )

Participants will…

• Identify the habitual patterns of procrastination and 7 strategies to help “pulverise procrastination” to make more efficient use of time.
• Learn the common pitfalls of VCE students as documented in recent VCE student research.
• Research their own priorities and make steps to plan out their commitments in the VCE.
• Master how to effectively balance and prioritise commitments to lead a balanced student life and achieve the best possible results.
• Learn 13 ways to become more efficient to squeeze the most of their time and maximize their efforts during school, after school and on weekends.

Master minds and a memorable memory. ( 1 hour )

Participants will…

• Learn the 12 memory principles that are required to learn and retain any information.
• How to organize themselves during study sessions to maximise recall?
• Learn the best length for study sessions – and the one critical factor that over 90% of student study sessions lack to enhance recall?
• Master the secret visual technique that subconsciously “taps” into your memory reserves…and also is used to determine if someone is lying to you!
• Why a student’s current method of note-taking is probably setting students up for poor retention and poor exam performance?

Speed Reading Basics: ( 30 minutes minimum to 1 hour)

Participants will…

• Be shown, and practice, a secret technique that they can double their reading speed without a loss of comprehension in under 5 minutes.
• Learn 12 other tips to enhance the speed of reading and recall during their study efforts.
• Shown how to quickly research books and other resources and identify if the content is relevant and useful.
• Be able to calculate their reading speeds quickly to gauge their improvements in reading speeds.
• Pre-requisite: All students must bring a novel for them to begin reading during this session…preferably an unread novel.

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Note-making or note-taking – how to summarise, organise and remember your notes to ace your assessment tasks:  ( 1 hour )

Participants will…

• Learn why most student notes are ineffective and will not result in them remembering their class notes.
• Master the critical steps of note-making so that notes will be memorable.
• Evaluate the 7 best techniques to make quality notes – what are the pros and cons for each type of student and which type of technique is suited to which learning style.
• Create a learning map of a topic – and show their representation visually to enhance their recall.

Goals, Inspiration and Motivation ( 2 hours )

Participants will…

• Learn why 95% of people who set a New Years Resolution fail to achieve it.
• Learn why the “why to” is far more important than the “how to” when it comes to setting their goals.
• Master the step by step S.M.A.R.T.I.E.S program to achieve any goal.
• Learn how the laws of kaizen will help you by motivated and focussed to achieve any goal and achieve the life you dream of.
• Master a life long skill that can not only boost grades marks but increase health, happiness and success!

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Energy for Life: Sleep ( 1 hour )

Participants will…

• Learn why as many as 30% of all Australians suffer from insomnia or sleep difficulties?
• What are the exact sleep needs of teenagers? Learn why they are different to adults?
• Learn what action steps you can take to wake feeling fully refreshed and recharged without the use of stimulants.
• Learn the most common mistakes that rob you of a quality nights’ sleep!
• Learn how you can improve your memory, study results and exam performance through a better nights sleep!
• Learn the 14 guaranteed steps to a better, more restful sleep.

Energy for Life: Power nutrition for VCE success ( 2 hours ).

Participants will…

• Discover why Aussie kids are getting fatter and sicker every year!
• Investigate the Top 7 Super foods for Students to Improve Memory, Concentration and Results?
• Learn what foods will improve immune function so students can avoid getting ill during peak periods.
• Research nutritional supplements… Snake Oil or Miracle Molecules?
• Investigate why nutritional Deficiencies, Osteoporosis, Cancer, Heart Disease and Arthritis are increasing and how they can protect themselves.

Energy for Life: Exercise ( 1 hour ).

Participants will…

• Learn simple exercises for your Mind, Body, and Spirit
• Get motivated to adopt exercise as a lifetime health choice
• Learn little known exercise secrets from Africa, Asia and India that are thousands of years old!
• Learn how you can incorporate exercise into your study routine to improve energy, focus and exam performance.

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Ergonomics: How to set up your winning environment ( 1 hour ).

Participants will…

• Learn how to alter lighting arrangements to improve focus and concentration.
• Learn how to adjust seat height for best posture to maintain energy during study periods.
• Learn how to set the correct heights for reading texts and other resources without putting excessive loading on your spine.
• Learn quick, easy to learn stretches and exercises that can dramatically reduce the damaging stress on the spine caused by prolonged sitting.
• Learn how to pack and carry a schoolbag to avoid becoming one of the 80% of school aged children who are risking permanent injury to their spine by ill-fitting or incorrectly worn schoolbags.

Energy for Life: Meditation ( 1 hour )

Participants will…

• Learn the effects of meditation on brain wave patterns to improve creativity, reduce stress and enhance productivity.
• Learn how to meditate to improve focus, energy and well being.
• Actually experience a guided meditation that they can take-away and apply easily to improve any aspect of their life.

Read some testimonials from our VCE seminar programs.

To receive a quote on our seminar programs please download and return our quote request form.