Hamish & Milo Wellbeing Programme wins Teach Primary Award 2026!
We are absolutely delighted to announce that the Hamish & Milo Primary SEMH Programme has been named WINNER in the Health & Wellbeing category of the Teach Primary Awards 2026!
The Teach Primary Awards recognise the very best educational resources supporting teaching and learning across Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) across the UK. Organised by Teach Primary magazine, the awards are independently judged by a panel of primary school leaders and subject experts, recognising resources that make a meaningful difference in schools.
For our small, heart-led team, this national recognition is something truly special.
An award-winning, evidence-based SEMH programme
Hamish & Milo was created with a clear purpose: to help children feel happier, heard and connected.
What began as an idea to provide schools with practical, relational approaches to supporting children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing has grown into a comprehensive programme now used by over 900 schools.
Our Primary Wellbeing Programme provides a whole-school approach to SEMH provision, combining targeted interventions with social and emotional learning (SEL) skill development to support children’s mental health, emotional literacy, confidence, resilience, positive relationships and a stronger sense of belonging.
Hamish & Milo provides schools with a structured, whole-school approach, supported by practitioner training, implementation guidance, professional supervision and tools to measure children’s progress.
“Hamish & Milo stands out for its exceptional evidence base. The programme combines robust research with practical resources that are easy for schools to implement. I would happily use this in my own school. When schools have limited time and resources, you want to place your bets where there is a proven track record of success. The evidence base helps you to feel confident with this.”
Michael Eggleton, Charles Dickens Primary School and Nursery
Judges comments
Grounded in research. Backed by evidence.
Alongside this award recognition, we are particularly proud of the academic research underpinning our programme.
A substantial two-year, quasi-experimental mixed-methods research study, conducted in collaboration with the University of Bath’s Department of Psychology, involved more than 1,600 primary school pupils.
The research demonstrated statistically significant improvements in children’s social and emotional competencies, including a 23% reduction in children scoring within the SDQ ‘abnormal’ range for social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
The findings also highlighted improvements in children’s confidence, emotional regulation, resilience, peer relationships and engagement with learning.
Recognition that means so much
As a small independent company, we have invested enormous care, creativity and commitment into developing programmes that schools can trust, and children genuinely connect with.
Seeing Hamish & Milo recognised by independent primary education experts is a wonderful acknowledgement of that work, but also of the schools and practitioners who bring our programmes to life every day.
We are incredibly grateful to the schools, practitioners and of course the children who have embraced Hamish & Milo, shared their experiences and helped us continue to develop and improve.
Our mission remains the same: to help more children feel happier, heard and connected.
“To have our Hamish & Milo Primary Programme recognised for its strong evidence base, thoughtful approach and breadth of resources is an incredible honour. This award means so much to us and reflects the care, passion and dedication behind everything we do to support children’s emotional health and wellbeing. Our Hamish & Milo team is small but mighty in its commitment to providing high-quality SEL and SEMH programmes. We remain passionate about advocating for children’s emotional wellbeing, supporting schools and families, and making a meaningful difference to children’s lives, both now and for the future.”
Clare Williams, Author, co-founder and creator of Hamish & Milo
