The founding pilot is designed to test usefulness, clarity, feasibility and evidence quality with children aged 4 to 12 before wider delivery.
The pilot is for selected families with children aged 4 to 12 and for schools interested in carefully governed collaboration. Initial activity is centred on Sheffield and selected UK partners.
The standard pathway spans four weeks: Week 1 structured parent observation, Week 2 guided activities, Week 3 adaptive activities selected from the emerging evidence, and Week 4 validation observations. Two- and eight-week variants may be agreed where appropriate.
Children experience short, age-sensitive activities involving areas such as curiosity, persistence, language, logic, visual creativity, movement, social interaction and self-regulation. The process is not an exam and does not produce a pass, fail, rank or diagnosis.
Parents receive an evolving Talent & Learning Profile, an explanation of evidence confidence, areas to observe further, suggested pathways and practical 30-, 60- and 90-day actions. Outputs remain subject to specialist review and pilot limitations.
There is no fee to submit an application. Because BTA is in pre-pilot validation, any participation cost, funded place or partner-supported arrangement will be confirmed in writing before consent; nobody will be enrolled or charged without explicit agreement.
Selection considers age eligibility, location, pilot capacity, practical participation and the need for a useful range of family contexts. Selection is not a judgement about a child’s ability.
Before participation, families receive clear consent information covering data collection, optional media, access, retention, deletion, withdrawal, safeguarding and complaints.