Sharon Rogers comes to BSA with 40 years of experience across the early childhood education and care sector. Starting her career in Melbourne as a kindergarten teacher, she has held leadership roles in pre-prep, preschools and long-day care settings and in nursery and infant classes in London. Sharon’s advocacy for children is underpinned by her unwavering belief in the rights of children as world citizens, in their right to play and learn in safe, inclusive and respectful environments, in their right to feel and express joy, curiosity and creativity and in their right to have agency over...

Cass Woolley (She/Her) is a casual Educator with Body Safety Australia and a long-standing early childhood teacher with over 30 years of experience in the sector. Alongside her work with BSA, Cass teaches in a four-year-old preschool program, where she finds joy in supporting children to grow in confidence and discover their voice. Cass is deeply passionate about empowering young children to express their ideas, feelings, and perspectives in safe and respectful ways. With a strong understanding of child development, she is committed to supporting children to thrive in their earliest...

As a former classroom teacher, I have seen time and time again the gaps that exist in young people’s knowledge and confidence when it comes to sexuality, relationships, and recognising and attending to their own emotional needs. By working with Body Safety Australia, I can help address these gaps in a meaningful way.  My background is in education, psychology, sociology and public health. I have also trained as an Auslan interpreter, allowing me to give informational access to a community of people who all too often miss out on it.  Through fun, student-centred discussion based in critical...

Cindy is our only educator based in Adelaide, South Australia. Her passion for open and inclusive body safety and consent education led her to Melbourne, where she worked with Body Safety Australia to bring their programs back to South Australia.  Cindy has a background in physiotherapy, having worked as a physiotherapist with children with disabilities before her shift into education and workshop facilitation. Her work as a physiotherapist highlighted the need for comprehensive body safety education for children and their community, and the need to champion children’s voices and empower...

I’m Mitali, a Junior Program Facilitator at Body Safety Australia, where I add a fresh youth perspective by co-facilitating early childhood and Parent Carer Workshops. I am a first-year student at RMIT University, pursuing a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology). My journey in advocacy is driven by a passion to address systemic barriers that affect marginalised youth, especially those from the LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. I’m passionate about working with people from diverse backgrounds, deepening my understanding and fuelling my commitment to social change. I have contributed to...