Suffolk County Council is one of 55 local authorities to be awarded a Delivering Better Value grant. The DBV Programme in Suffolk, which runs until December 2025, has adopted a holistic approach to supporting its schools, as part of its graduated response and in consultation with Suffolk school leaders and local parent/carer groups. It offers a range of academic interventions, as well as support for Emotional Wellbeing, Speech and Language Development and promotion of Pupil Voice. The DBV Steering Group approved Hamish & Milo as their preferred Emotional Wellbeing intervention for Suffolk Primary Schools in August 2024. Using part of the DBV Grant, the DBV team are offering to fund £700 towards any Suffolk Primary school wishing to purchase Hamish & Milo.

In addition to the part-funding, the Suffolk DBV programme team are offering schools a complete package of support to secure successful implementation. Their mission is to make a positive difference to children and young people for Suffolk; they are committed to working in partnership with schools and services, making the interventions both effective and sustainable once the DBV Programme has finished. Their team, supervised by Senior Educational Psychologist Dr Jill Griffiths, supports schools not only to deliver interventions successfully but to measure the impact at both child/school/county level.

Hamish & Milo are also dedicated to improving children’s mental health, wellbeing and social and emotional development through evidence-based programmes, resources, training, and software. Their comprehensive range of evidence-based programmes supports a whole school graduated response to help the rising numbers of children with SEMH and SEND needs and research is demonstrating the positive impact that Hamish & Milo programmes are having on children’s wellbeing, behaviour, attendance, and learning.