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Jayneen Sanders (aka Jay Dale)

Jayneen Sanders, also known as 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, where she taught 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 moved to Japan to work as English teachers. They lived and worked in Japan for over three and a half years, and it was there that Jayneen’s first daughter was born.

Upon returning to Australia, Jayneen began working as an educational author and packager. Since then, she has authored and produced numerous award-winning titles for the educational publishing industry. Jayneen is also an accomplished children’s book author, contributing to literacy series such as ZigZags, Totally Kidz, Deadly and Incredible, and a children’s picture book series for Penguin.

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

Jayneen is a mother of three daughters and served as a school councillor at her local school for over seven years. Her experiences in schools, both as a teacher and a parent, inspired her to question the community’s efforts in protecting children from inappropriate touch. Realizing that little was being done, she utilized her authoring and publishing skills to write ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept,’ aiming to help parents, carers, and teachers address this sensitive subject and encourage children to speak up.

Following the encouraging reception of ‘Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept,’ Jayneen recognized a need to further develop preventative education. She participated in Protective Behaviours professional development and attended numerous conferences on the topic to enhance her knowledge in keeping children safe and providing them with age-appropriate and empowering education on body safety and consent.

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

Jayneen currently collaborates with her partner, Mark Sanders, to run Educate2Empower Publishing. Her passion for the safety and empowerment of children remains strong, with new manuscripts and free downloadable resources continually in development.

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