SEL and SEMH intervention programmes
We provide a comprehensive range of social and emotional learning (SEL) and social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) intervention programmes, as well as a parent programme to support a whole-school graduated response and the high levels of children with SEMH difficulties.
Our SEL and SEMH intervention programmes provide the framework, language, and content for courageous conversations about children’s mental health, emotions, and life experiences, as well as the structure to support children’s social and emotional development. Our programmes are supported by evidence and schools are seeing real change as children develop confidence, SEL skills and healthier relationships.
Our SEMH intervention programmes enhance PSHE and focus on ten key emotional themes; friendship, resilience, anxiety, diversity, strong emotions and anger, change and transition, conflict resolution, loss and bereavement, sadness and self-esteem. To strengthen parent partnership, provide insight, practical skills and create support networks we launched Families Together Parent Programme.
Our new early years foundation social and emotional literacy programme
Amazing me, Amazing us – Foundation PSED Programme
This nurturing, play-based programme has been carefully created to support young children to develop the foundational social and emotional, self-awareness and relationship skills they need to thrive in early childhood and beyond.
The programme introduces children to the early language of emotions, sensations, relationships and self-awareness through creative activities, sensory experiences, circle times, role play and puppets and guided reflection.
Our comprehensive range of primary SEL and SEMH intervention programmes
Actions, words and me – Helping children with conflict resolution
Our conflict programme helps children to understand what conflict is, how it affects them and how to use their communication skills, empathy, listening skills and assertiveness to express, resolve and repair relationships when there is rupture or disagreement.
Celebrating me – Helping children with diversity, difference and inclusion
When we feel different, or that we don’t belong, we can feel confused, uncertain or have mixed feelings. This programme helps children to understand their feelings and celebrate differences and diversity, prejudice and stereotyping, and to have respect for themselves and others.
Resilient me – Helping children with resilience
This programme helps children learn to express and talk about feelings, obstacles and fears to develop and grow inner strength and gain confidence in stepping out of their comfort zone. Children learn about reaching for their hopes and aspirations through developing skills of persistence and problem-solving.
Calm me – Helping children with anxiety
This programme helps children to begin to understand and recognise the signs of anxiety and helps them to know they are not alone with anxious feelings. They will learn ways to express, regulate and share their thoughts so that they feel understood and able to survive through difficult times.
Finding me – Helping children with sadness
Sometimes children know why they feel sad and sometimes they do not. This can be because of deep blocked feelings inside them. In this programme we begin to look at sadness and how this can present. We help children with ways to be able to express and make sense of their feelings.
New beginnings and me – Helping children with change and transition
When change occurs there is anticipation and uncertainty and many children find it unsettling, worrying and sometimes painful. This programme helps children to recognise the range of feelings they have, talk about their experiences and helps them to plan for change and prepare for endings.
Memories and me – Helping children with loss, bereavement and grief
Coping with loss and bereavement is incredibly painful. This programme helps children think about bereavement, share their thoughts and experiences in a sensitive and emotionally containing way and understand how it may affect them so that they are more aware and able to seek the support they need.
Amazing me – Helping children with their self-esteem and self-worth
Learning to appreciate, affirm and celebrate who we are is a powerful gift that every child needs and deserves. This programme helps children recognise, celebrate and value their own self-worth, to feel a sense of pride through a range of activities and opportunities to think and share experiences together.
My friends and me – Helping children with friendships
Our friendships help us to feel we belong, feel connected, happy and loved. But friendships can hurt too. Children need opportunities to talk about their friendships and the range of feelings and experiences they have whilst learning strategies to help them navigate the ups and downs of friendship.
Exploding me – Helping children with strong emotions and anger
Anger can be a scary emotion to have but it is essential that children are given permission to feel and express it. This programme offers ideas, opportunities and activities to share thoughts and feelings as well as practical ways to help recognise the triggers and the physiological effects of anger and strong feelings to help children learn ways to express these feelings safely.
Flexible SEMH intervention programmes
Versatile even for less-experienced staff Hamish & Milo SEMH intervention programmes are used most commonly in small groups, but can be used 1:1 and for whole classes. Our SEMH intervention programmes provide opportunities for children to explore situations and experiences that happen in their lives and the complexity of feelings that impact emotional health in weekly sessions consisting of activities and discussion over a 10 week period or a term.
