Our Programmes
The BTP pathways:
Beyond the Present – For Professionals
Beyond the Present (BTP) is a training programme designed for teachers, school staff, and professionals working with young people. Its purpose is to help you look beyond surface-level behaviour and understand the emotional world that lies beneath.
Beyond the Present – student programme
A programme for young people themselves, helping them understand their own thoughts, feelings, and actions, and empowering them to build emotional resilience.
Beyond the Present – Parent programme
A programme for parents and carers, equipping them with tools and insights to better understand their children’s inner worlds and respond to challenging behaviours with empathy and confidence.
BTP sits alongside another Sport and Thought initiative, Pause Reflect Progress (PRP), a structured respite provision launched in 2017. PRP offers young people a psychologically safe space away from their school environment, helping them reflect, reset, and re-engage with learning and personal growth. PRP has become a vital alternative to exclusion, helping some of the most vulnerable students stay connected to education.
Today, the impact of Sport and Thought’s work, including BTP, has been recognised by the UK Home Office and featured in national media and academic publications. What began as one therapist’s vision in inner London has grown into a movement making psychological
BTP The Professional Programme – Modules Overview
Understanding Young People
Explore how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours connect, and how understanding a young person’s inner world transforms your interventions.
Understanding Behaviour
Learn how behaviour often expresses deeper needs, and how curiosity helps uncover what’s truly happening for a young person.
Communication
Understand how your words, tone, and body language influence young people’s trust and sense of safety.
Boundaries
See how clear, consistent boundaries provide emotional safety and how to set them without damaging relationships.
Endings
Discover how young people experience endings and transitions and how to support them through change.
Self-Awareness in the Classroom
Observe how classroom energy and group dynamics affect young people emotionally, and how to respond effectively.
You See and I See
Recognise that young people may see the same event differently—and how empathy and perspective-taking reduce conflict.
Unconscious Processes
Explore how unconscious feelings and past experiences influence current behaviour and how to gently bring awareness to hidden patterns.
Beyond the Present – Parent Programme
Beyond the Present has been designed to help you, as a parent or carer, look beyond your child’s behaviour in the moment and explore the internal psychological reasons behind what you see. Our goal is to help you better understand why your child or teenager might be acting the way they are—and support you in responding effectively and compassionately.
BTP The Parent Programme – Modules Overview
Understanding Your Child
Understand how your child’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviours connect, and how your responses can help them feel safe and supported.
Understanding Behaviour
Learn how behaviour communicates deeper emotions, and how staying curious helps you respond, not react.
Communication
Explore how the way you speak, listen, and use body language impacts connection, especially during conflict.
Boundaries
Learn why boundaries are essential for emotional safety and how to set limits without harming your relationship.
Endings
Understand how children experience endings and transitions, and how you can help them process goodbyes in healthy ways.
Self-Awareness in the Classroom
Gain insight into how your child experiences group settings and how this influences their emotions and behaviour.
You See and I See
See how your child’s perception may differ from your own—and why empathy matters in resolving misunderstandings.
Unconscious Processes
Learn how unconscious feelings and past experiences shape your child’s behaviour and how to gently help them explore hidden layers.
Beyond the Present – Student Programme
Beyond the Present is designed for young people like you. It helps you look beyond your feelings and actions in the moment and start to understand what’s happening inside that might be driving how you act. The goal is to help you recognise your thoughts and emotions and learn how to manage them so you feel more confident and in control—in school, at home, or anywhere else.
Student Programme – Modules Overview
Understanding Yourself
Explore how your thoughts, feelings, and actions connect, so you can feel more in control of your reactions.
Understanding Behaviour
See how behaviour is often a message and learn how to notice what’s happening inside before you act.
Communication
Discover how words, tone, and body language shape how people understand you, and how to speak up calmly.
Boundaries
Understand what boundaries are, why they matter for respect and safety, and how to set them without guilt.
Endings
Learn why goodbyes and changes can feel hard and how to handle endings in a healthy way.
Self-Awareness in the Classroom
Notice how you feel and act in groups so you can stay calm and focused—even when things get tense.
You See and I See
Understand how people can see the same situation differently—and how that can help avoid arguments.
Unconscious Processes
Explore how feelings you’re not fully aware of might affect your actions—and how curiosity helps you stay in control.
School sign-ups/Subscriptions
The heart of BTP is to improve the classroom experience, for your students, your teachers and those in your community. Our subscriptions provide full academic year access with unlimited enrolments for your entire
school and is the optimal way to maximise development for all your colleagues.
Subscriptions are priced at £1,000 (ex vat) for school and £200 (ex vat) per individual, access runs per calendar school year.
Costs include; access to all modules, CPD certification, MI reporting to monitor colleagues progression, full support from BTP team.
