Welcome to Hamish & Milo Online

Read our introduction booklet – understand the Hamish & Milo approach, programme structure and key guidance before you begin.

Join a free Explorer training session – our 90-minute implementation training, available to all staff and run fortnightly, will help you get started with confidence.

Select your children and programme – work with your SENCO and teaching team to consider each child’s social and emotional needs and form an appropriate intervention group. Use the Compass Emotional Literacy Indicator to help identify areas for development and guide programme selection.

Involve parents and carers – share the relevant parent/carer booklet to introduce the programme and its approach, alongside a parental consent letter where appropriate.

Establish a baseline – complete the Child Wellbeing Profile to identify presenting behaviours and protective factors before the programme group begins.

Capture the child’s voice – support each child to complete the pre-programme Child’s Voice Questionnaire, providing a baseline from their perspective too.

Prepare for your sessions – use the checklist and session plans to gather everything you’ll need before you begin.

Create your sock puppet pets – we suggest you use the craft kits in an introductory session, giving children a creative way to connect and helping the group begin to bond.

Gather the Wellbeing Journals and stickers – ready for your children, so they can reflect on their thoughts, feelings and experiences throughout the programme.