My Body! What I Say Goes! 2nd Edition

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, before moving to Melbourne, Victoria, to teach at several inner-city schools. 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 as English teachers for over three and a half years, during which time her first daughter was born.

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

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

As a mother of three daughters and a former school councillor of over seven years, Jayneen’s experiences inspired her to address child protection in schools. Witnessing a lack of action, she utilized her authoring and publishing skills to write ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept,’ a book designed to help parents, carers, and teachers discuss sensitive topics and encourage children to speak up.

Following the positive reception of ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept,’ Jayneen committed to further prevention education. She underwent Protective Behaviours professional development and attended conferences to enhance her knowledge of child safety, age-appropriate empowerment, and consent education.

Subsequently, Jayneen developed and published a comprehensive Body Safety and Respectful Relationship Teacher’s Resource Kit. She has also authored numerous children’s books focusing on body safety, consent, respect, gender equality, social and emotional intelligence, diversity, and inclusion.

Jayneen currently co-manages Educate2Empower Publishing with her partner, Mark Sanders. Her dedication to child safety and empowerment remains a driving force, with ongoing projects and free resources continually in development.