Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic

Rebecca Vukovic is the Deputy Editor of Teacher.

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Helping children thrive in the early years
Helping children thrive in the early years

Research shows that when children thrive in their early years, they have a strong foundation for lifelong learning, health, development and wellbeing. New data from the 2024 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) show there has been an overall increase in the percentage of children developmentally on track on 5 AEDC domains since the baseline was established in 2009. 

School leadership: Sharing expertise by hosting school visits
School leadership: Sharing expertise by hosting school visits

Research shows that outstanding teachers and school leaders regularly share their skills, knowledge, expertise and best practice with others, both within and across schools and learning networks. Every week Templestowe Heights Primary School in Victoria opens its doors to educators from other schools to share their leadership expertise and to watch their classrooms in action.

Teacher Staffroom Episode 67: Real-world maths
Teacher Staffroom Episode 67: Real-world maths

In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we share some of the highlights from the past month on Teacher, including an article on the International Mathematical Modeling Challenge and a contribution from Rachael Lehr on how to start the term off strongly.

TIMSS 2023: New insights for teachers and school leaders
TIMSS 2023: New insights for teachers and school leaders

Australia’s year 4s achieved the country’s best-ever result in the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Alongside the year 4 and 8 assessments, students, teachers and principals at participating schools completed a questionnaire – those findings have been released today.

The Research Files Episode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes
The Research Files Episode 100: Celebrating 100 episodes

To celebrate our 100th episode of The Research Files podcast series, the team at Teacher have delved into the archives to choose clips from our favourite episodes. In this very special episode, you hear from your regular hosts Jo Earp, Rebecca Vukovic and Dominique Russell, as well as and a whole lot of guests including researchers, teachers and school leaders. 

Teacher Staffroom Episode 66: New monthly themes
Teacher Staffroom Episode 66: New monthly themes

It has been an exciting month here at Teacher magazine because we launched our new monthly themes. In this Teacher Staffroom podcast, I’ll take you through our theme for May. I’ll also run you through some of the highlights from our editorial, including 2 pieces on the topic of AI, and chat about a new report by the Australian Council for Educational Research that explores teacher self-efficacy in classroom management. 

Expert Q&A: Megan Gilmour on keeping children with complex health challenges connected to school
Expert Q&A: Megan Gilmour on keeping children with complex health challenges connected to school

Megan Gilmour is the CEO and Co-founder of MissingSchool, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to raising awareness of the educational and social needs of children who miss school because of serious illness or injury. In today’s Q&A we hear more about her work to help students stay connected to their classmates. 

Teacher Staffroom Episode 64: Podcasts and popular content
Teacher Staffroom Episode 64: Podcasts and popular content

In this episode of Teacher Staffroom, we share highlights from our podcasts this month, including our episodes with Professor John Munro and Dr Claire Scoular. We also delve into our archive to share some of our most popular content of all time, some with over a quarter of a million views. 

Research news: Body image and social media literacy
Research news: Body image and social media literacy

The Butterfly Foundation’s BodyKind Online Education program will be available to schools in early 2025. In today’s article, Head of Prevention at Butterfly Danni Rowlands discusses what the program is exactly, some of the results of the pilot evaluation of the program, and discusses how it supports a safer online experience for young people in Australia. 

School Improvement Episode 57: Professor John Munro on leadership for the provision of gifted education
School Improvement Episode 57: Professor John Munro on leadership for the provision of gifted education

In today’s School Improvement podcast, Professor John Munro explores leadership for the provision of gifted education. Drawing on themes from his book published by ACER Press, Leading Improvement for Gifted and Talented Students, Munro discusses what it takes to develop a vision, putting together an action plan, upskilling teachers and collaborating with the wider community.