Physical Education Studies Teachers' Association (PESTA)

Membership Application

The PESTA Membership Application Form is available for download in the following formats:

Microsoft Word Document (DOCX 18.75KB)

Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF 42.12KB)

Please complete and send the application form with advice of your registered email address to:

Qualifications for Membership

1. Membership of the PESTA Association is open to all persons interested in the objectives of the Association.
2. A person who wishes to become a Member must complete the application form and make payment of an annual fee:
   1. Upon completion of a membership application form, the Committee will determine acceptance or rejection of the application.
   2. An applicant whose membership has been rejected must, if he or she wishes to appeal against that decision, give notice to the Secretary of his or her intention to do so within 14 days from the date he or she is advised of the rejection.

Annual Individual Membership Cost

Foundation Individual Membership (available in 2011/2012 only): $10.00 (GST inclusive)

Foundation Member: Is defined as a person who has completed the PESTA membership application form, has payed the required annual membership fee, has been accepted by the PESTA Committee and has drawn a receipt (prepared by the PESTA secretary) before the final day of the 2012 calendar year (31^st December 2012).

Foundation Members will be entitled to an annual 50% discount of the normal PESTA full membership fee. Should a Foundation Member fail to maintain their annual subscription in any year (fail to pay fees by the prescribed deadline) they will forfeit their Foundation status and no longer be entitled to a discount membership. That is, they will be required to pay the full membership fee.

Normal Full Individual Membership: $20.00 (GST inclusive)

Membership Entitlements for Individual Foundation and Full Members

1. a password to access the PESTA website
2. a focussed community and network of professionals
3. regular meetings
4. access to teacher/student E-dialogue (blog)
5. a reference point for teacher’s concerns
   1. content clarification
   2. teaching activities and strategies
   3. curriculum
   4. assessment  and examination
6. opportunity to express recommendations for teacher’s professional development
7. discounts to fees for professional development seminars organised by PESTA or by some activities of PESTA affiliates (i.e., UWA PES PD where advertised as a PESTA discounted activity)
8. a lobby group – seek representation on:
   1. Reference groups
   2. Stakeholder group committees
   3. PES advisory or review groups
9. social activities
10. teacher awards
11. student awards
12. teacher resource: bank of activities, data, tasks, DVD, websites