Joining the Science Teachers Association of Tasmania lets you take advantage of the following member benefits:
ASTA Affiliation
STAT is a member of the Australian Science Teachers Association (ASTA).
Due to this affiliation, STAT members are entitled to reduced registration fees for the annual national conference, CONASTA.
ASTA provides numerous resources such as the advice line, F-10 Science Resource packages, on-line professional learning, as well as forums and social media pages.
NEAT affiliation
STAT is a member of the Network of Education Associations of Tasmania (NEAT). NEAT supports member associations in professionalism endeavours, offers scholarships to national conferences and organizes speakers of interest to teachers of many subjects. Watch out for emails about these opportunities.
Journals, newsletters and updates
You will receive the ASTA journal Teaching Science on a quarterly basis, STATIC newsletters up to four times a year and important activity updates from ASTA and STAT
National Science Week Booklet
STAT members have access to the Science Week Resource Book, which provides many ideas around the science week theme. Download the Science Week Resource Book here.
Previous years’ booklets can be downloaded or ordered in hard copy.
Student activities, opportunities and competitions
The Tasmanian Science Talent Search (TSTS), is open to all students from Kindergarten to Year 12. STAT members receive a $15.00 discount on each entry and have the option to purchase unlimited entries for $80.00 alongside their membership. This applies to school memberships too.
Select entries from TSTS are automatically forwarded to ASTA’s iCubed Awards. More information can be found here.
Teacher Awards and Fellowships
STAT members are also eligible to be nominated for ASTA’s iCubed teaching awards.
You also have the opportunity to be heard and to lobby on behalf of Science Teachers and students. Consider increasing your voice by joining STAT council and contributing to our monthly meetings as a general councillor. Nominations for council are sent out just before our AGM which will be tied to CONSTAT which is to be held in Hobart on 30th May 2026. Go to the CONSTAT page for more details
Professional Learning
STAT members received significant discount at all STAT professional learning activities.