About us.
OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACHOUR MISSION
Creating cyber safe communities!
The Cyber Safety Project’s mission is to provide whole communities with future skills, lifelong habits and self-regulation when using digital technologies for work, life and play. To create safer communities our educational programs and proactive teaching strategies will engage the whole community to learn how to participate safely and responsibly in a digital world.
EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE
to self-manage their own privacy and security and to be responsible digital citizens when using connected technologies.
EQUIP EDUCATORS
with the tools and resources to develop proactive strategies through working with students, parents and the wider community.
ENGAGE PARENTS
and the wider community to assist in fostering a positive and safe digital environments in the home.
KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE ONLINE
The Cyber Safety Project partners with schools and community organisations to ensure school leaders, educators, parents and the wider community are kept up-to-date with the latest trending digital topics. We provide space and time to learn and understand the way students can connect and interact through digital platforms, devices, sites, apps and gaming networks.
SCHOOL BASED PROGRAMS
Our school based programs provide students, educators and parents with the latest cyber safety, security and digital wellbeing information.
Our F – 8 curriculum compliments our sessions, providing educators with ongoing sequenced lessons linked to the National Curriculum.
The core outcomes of our program include:
- Educators are aware of relevant digital citizenship elements of the digital technologies curriculum, and their ethical and social responsibilities
- Educators understand current digital literacies and trends impacting on young people in their care
- Educators are able to design learning to achieve the cyber/digital technologies outcomes for students
TRENT RAY
Director & Cyber Safety Educator
Trent has over 15 years experience working as a primary/secondary school teacher and leader in Australian Schools. More recently, Trent’s roles include Co-Founder of the Cyber Safety Project, Director of Collective Education Australia and working in partnership with the Education team at Microsoft Australia.
SAM MACAULAY
Lead Cyber Safety Educator
Sam is a primary school teacher whose advocacy for student leadership led him towards becoming a Co-Founder of the Cyber Safety Project. In 2017 Sam was the deserving recipient of the Deakin Community Award for his outstanding contributions to his local community (Deakin Electorate in Melbourne).
KIAH ALLEN
Cyber Safety Educator
Kiah is a primary school teacher with a passion for engaging young people to develop the skills they need to independently navigate the online world safely. She is passionate about technology for learning and helping young people take control of their digital balance through wellbeing strategies.
AMANDA GREIG
National Programs Manager
Amanda has a passion for helping young people and building strong professional relationships, stemming from her 16 years as a primary school teacher and school leader. With a Masters Degree in Education (Mathematics Leadership) and her time as ICT and Digital Curriculum Leader, you could say she is a numbers girl who knows her way around edutech tools.
JACLYN TASKER
Curriculum Lead
Jaclyn is the genius behind the Cyber Safety Project Curriculum who has led many in-school initiatives during her time as a primary school teacher and ICT leader. Jaclyn has a Masters Degree in Education and a passion for equipping other educators with the skills they need to teach digital safety and wellbeing.
LUCA GENNAI
Cyber Security Officer
Luca is our resident tech guru recently graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and a fresh perspective of all things cyber security. His experience working at Telstra and vast technical insights strengthens the cyber security education within all resources for stakeholders in our community.
JADEY FAULKNER
School Partnerhips Coordinator
Jadey is a qualified secondary teacher who has extensive work experience in school marketing and higher education recruitment. As a parent of primary and secondary aged children, Jadey knows first-hand the importance of cyber safety education in today’s dynamic digital landscape. Jadey is passionate about equipping schools with the tools and knowledge to support their communities with cyber safety education.