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 packageson-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), which is open to all students from Kindergarten to Year 12. Entry for members is free.

Winners from TSTS Research Investigations section are automatically submitted to the national BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards. Other national competitions and awards are detailed on the ASTA Awards website. *Due to covid these events are under review.

SPECTRA, or Science Program Exciting Children Through Research Activities, is a national science award program for students between Years 1 and 10. SPECTRA can be used as a class activity, to extend capable students or to encourage and inspire students that find science a challenge.

Teacher Awards and Fellowships

STAT members have access to awards and opportunities like the Ruth Dirks scholarship and STAT Scholarships to CONASTA, National Science Teacher Summer Schools, BHP Teacher Awards, BushBlitz Teach Live programs and overseas fellowships like the ASTA Japan Teacher Exchange program.

Read about the recent Japan exchange.

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 Launceston on 29 and 30 March.  Go to the CONSTAT page for more details

Professional Learning

STAT members received significant discount at all STAT professional learning activities.

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