Joanne has a wide range of safeguarding experience which allows her to understand the differences between schools and the challenges they face. Starting as a primary school teacher, her compassion for those in need led to a move to police staff and eventually working in the cybercrime team supporting schools and students with online safety issues. She headed up campaigns for online offences and appeared on the BBC and Radio One newsbeat. Her passion for schools brought her to the local authority, where, as a safeguarding in education officer, she provided training and support to all schools in her county. Her motto is ‘if it will make life easier and better for schools, I will do it!’