Ben Tiffen

Ben Tiffen

VCE English and VCAL teacher

Ben Tiffen has over 15 years’ experience teaching VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education) English. He has been an English domain leader and a VCAA (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority) exam assessor. He has taught across all secondary year levels and was a member of an award winning VCAL (Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning) team recognised for their innovative curriculum development. Ben enjoys collaborating with his peers to continually develop new resources and teaching strategies to inspire students to engage with their world through the study of English. Ben is currently a VCE English and VCAL teacher at Melba College, Victoria.

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Teacher's bookshelf: A post-apocalyptic novel blending life and literature
Teacher's bookshelf: A post-apocalyptic novel blending life and literature

‘[My former students] were proclaiming that “Station Eleven is becoming real!”.’ Here, Ben Tiffen shares how Emily St John Mandel’s post-apocalyptic novel is an opportunity for teachers to choose a study text drawing on students’ recent experiences.