You, Me and Empathy

Jayneen Sanders (aka Jay Dale) is an experienced Australian early years educator, children’s book author, and publisher.

She began her teaching career in the 1980s as a primary school teacher in rural Queensland, Australia, and later taught at several inner-city schools in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1985, Jayneen transitioned to a career as an educational editor and publisher.

In the early 1990s, Jayneen and her partner lived and worked in Japan for over three and a half years as English teachers, and her first daughter was born there.

Upon returning to Australia, Jayneen worked as an educational author and packager, creating numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. She is also an accomplished children’s book author, contributing to literacy series like ZigZags, Totally Kidz, Deadly and Incredible, and a children’s picture book series for Penguin.

Jayneen is currently the lead author of the ‘Engage Literacy’ series, published by Capstone, for which she has written over 150 titles.

A mother of three daughters and a former school councillor, Jayneen’s seven years of experience in schools inspired her to address child protection. Realizing the lack of focus on preventing inappropriate touch, she used her skills to write ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept,’ aiming to help adults discuss sensitive topics with children and encourage them to speak up.

Following the positive reception of her book, Jayneen recognized a need for further prevention education. She pursued professional development in Protective Behaviours and attended conferences to deepen her knowledge of child safety, providing age-appropriate and empowering education on body safety and consent.

Jayneen subsequently developed and published a comprehensive Body Safety and Respectful Relationship Teacher’s Resource Kit and authored numerous children’s books on topics such as body safety, consent, respect, gender equality, social and emotional intelligence, and diversity and inclusion.

Currently, Jayneen co-runs Educate2Empower Publishing with her partner, Mark Sanders. Her commitment to child safety and empowerment remains strong, with ongoing work on new manuscripts and free downloadable resources.

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