Our Highlights

2026

January:

• A Professional Learning Calendar was created that showcases all professional learning courses within the year with quick-access links and key programme information.

2025

August:

• PESTA and CHIJ Katong School received the MOE Innergy Award (Commendation) for their collaborative project- an innovative 360° immersive video solution to help students reduce their fear of heights and build confidence for Challenge Rope Courses using VR headsets, combined with effective adult and peer support.

September:

• PESTA launched its SG60 book, For People and Country - Majulah, a commemorative collection of 60 stories from PE teachers aimed at inspiring the next generation through the power of narrative.

October:

• PESTA launched its Team Talk podcast series, featuring conversations with sporting legends like the 1994 Singapore Football Dream Team to explore lessons in character development, team building, and sporting culture for schools.

2024

May:

• PESTA hosted the TL Symposium which was attended by about 200 personnel from the PE fraternity.

August:

• Professional Learning Fiesta 2024, themed KaleidoscoPE 2.0 was held with over 211 presenters and 97 presentations.

2023

October:

• PESTA received the MOE Innergy Award (Commendation) for the project on 'Enhancing the quality of lesson discussions by exploiting online affordances in VEO.

2022

January:

• PESTA launched its Ground Up Teachers Sharing (GUTS) network in PESTA FB page for teachers to share and transfer their tacit knowledge to others.

March:

• PESTA introduced Physical Education Knowledgeable Others (PEKO) to harness the strengths and expertise of the PE fraternity to enhance PD experiences in a more beneficial and sustainable way.

May:

• PESTA launched its book titled "CPD for Teaching and Learning in PE: Global Lessons from Singapore" in collaboration with Dr Susan Capel and Dr Julia Lawrence.

June:

• Visit by delegation led by German Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Baden-Wurttemberg, Ms Theresa Schopper

July:

• PESTA launched the Lesson Ideas for Everyone (LIFE) series in PESTA FB Page for officers to share on lesson ideas.

August:

• PESTA received the MOE Innergy Award (Commendation) for the project "Use of VR360 for Immersive Blended Learning PE Lessons"

2021

August:

• PESTA conducted the Professional Learning Fiesta 2021, themed KaleidoscoPE

• PESTA celebrated its 10th Anniversary

• PESTA Time Capsule was commissioned by Academy Principal Ms Melanie Martens during the 10th Anniversary celebrations and to be opened on its 20th Anniversary.

2020

January:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Stephen Mitchell

March:

• Visiting Fellow Dr Linda Griffin conducted series of e-lectures on Game Based Approach for PESTA officers

November:

• PELOT+ was refined to include Blended Learning Considerations (PELOT+ BL)

• PESTA co-organised the inaugural Physical & Sports Education Virtual Conference (PSEvC) for the PE fraternity

2019

January

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Inez Christine Rovegno

February:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Keith Williams Davids

• PESTA organised Overseas Learning Trip to South Carolina University

July:

• The HOD Network was set up to replace the PESTA Champion Network

August:

• PESTA organised the Professional Learning Zone

2018

January:

• PE’s first Principal Master Teacher, Mr Hanif Bin Abdul Rahman, was appointed

February:

• PESTA revised PELOT to align to the Singapore Teaching Practice. The revised version is called PELOT+

March:

• PESTA launched its Facebook Page, providing another platform to connect the PE fraternity

July:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Lynda Nilges

• The Portable Grid Line, developed by MTT Dr Clara Tan, was awarded the Public Sector Transformation Award (ExCEL Innovation Project)

2017

January:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Sara Ashworth

March:

• PESTA developed the upper primary Game and Sports Video Resource

July:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Timothy Hopper

• The Portable Grid Line (PGL), an innovation by PESTA and developed by MTT Dr Clara Tan, was awarded Gold for the Innergy (MOE HQ) Gold award

August:

• PESTA and PSOEB co-organised the 3rd Physical and Sports Conference (PSE) at the Singapore Sports School

• PESTA received the MOE Best Practice Award for the project PESTA LAB2

2016

January:

• PESTA developed the lower primary Games and Sports Resource for lower primary

February:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Julia Lawrence

March:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Terry Louanne Sweeting

• PESTA organised overseas learning trip to Cardiff University at Wales, UK

August:

• PESTA organised the Professional Learning Zone

September:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Barry Gordon

November:

• PESTA organised overseas learning trip to Brunel University at England, UK

2015

January:

• A group of schools was identified as PESTA’s Satellite Schools to propagate best practices in PE. This replaced the Pathfinder Schools Programme established in 2012

July:

• PESTA hosted Visiting Fellow Professor Susan Ann Capel

2014

March:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Mr Dan B. Young

April:

• PESTA organised study trip to AAHPERD Conference held in Missouri

July:

• PELOT, a PE Lesson Observation Tool developed by PESTA, was awarded Bronze for the Innergy (MOE HQ) Awards

2013

January:

• PE’s first Master Teacher, Mr Hanif Bin Abdul Rahman, is appointed

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Paul Robinson

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Jozsef Bognar

February:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Judith Rink

March:

• PESTA began collaboration with Semmelweise University in Hungary on teaching of FMS in Pathfinder Primary Schools

May:

• PESTA embarked on the PAM Research (PE) project to look into students’ affective development in PE

July:

• PESTA and PSOEB co-organised the 2013 Physical & Sports Education (PSE) Conference with Dr Stephen Charles Jefferies as the keynote speaker

• PESTA introduced the PE Lesson Observation Tool (PELOT) to the fraternity

November:

• Overseas Learning Trip to Budapest, Hungary

December:

• Ms Melanie Martens is appointed as Academy Principal, PESTA

2012

January:

• PESTA initiated the Pathfinder Schools Programme to establish integrated Professional Learning Communities (PLC)

March:

• PESTA initiated the set-up of the PESTA Networks

• PESTA organised a study trip to AAHPERD Conference held at Boston

July:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Jacalyn Lund

October:

• Hosted Visiting Fellow Dr Ralph Pim

2011

February:

• PESTA started operations and moved to Malan Road Campus

March:

• PESTA organised a study trip to AAHPERD Conference at San Diego, USA with PESTA Champions and invited schools

August:

• PESTA organized the inaugural 2011 Physical & Sports Education (PSE) Conference

2010

August:

• Academy Principal, Mr Tan Teck Hock and the Core Team for PESTA were appointed to set up the academy

December:

• First batch of PESTA Champions appointed