The teaching of VCE English is being overhauled to broaden students' writing skills, after a review found Victorian students at senior levels are not being taught the craft of writing.

Victoria's year 11 and 12 students are the only ones in Australia who are not being taught to write in different styles, such as persuasive, creative and reflective, the state's curriculum authority says.

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority is reviewing the course content of VCE English and English as an additional language.

Victoria's senior students are largely missing out on learning different writing styles. Credit:Virginia Star

"There is limited opportunity in the current VCE English and EAL [English as an additional language] study design to explore the craft of writing, and to focus on writing for different purposes and audiences, and in a variety of forms," the authority says in a background paper.