Suneta Bagri - Putting yourself first

Suneta has worked in primary schools for over 20 years and has been headteacher in a number of primary schools in different contexts and circumstances.  She now works to support wellbeing in school in response to the current retention crisis and the focus on wellbeing.  Suneta runs the Cultivate, Coaching and Consulting company along with the Every Teacher Matters project.  She is dedicated to teachers' and leaders' happiness.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by this conversation in which she says we are people first and professionals second.  Suneta is also a mum to three children, one of whom has complex disabilities.  She has shown resilience and tenacity to support her son whilst also going back to work as a headteacher.  Hearing about how she has coped (and sometimes not coped!) under pressure is awe-inspiring!  Suneta also talks in this episode about setting boundaries and knowing yourself better in order to do so.  She believes that saying no to others is saying yes to yourself.  The mental health of staff in schools has never been more important and Suneta shares her experience of supporting mental health in schools and what you can do to ensure this is at the top of your list of wellbeing priorities.