Application form: Early Years Pupil Premium Champion

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Application close date: 23:59 on Thursday, 16 July 2026

Notes for applying:

Thank you for your interest in becoming an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion. We greatly appreciate the time and dedication it takes to apply.

Please make sure that you carefully read the information in the application guidance document before starting your application. The deadline for applications is Thursday, 16 July at 23:59.

If you have any questions about the application process, please consider attending the information webinar that we are hosting on Thursday, 2nd July 4-5pm. You can sign up to the webinar here .

Before continuing, please confirm:

That you have read and understood the privacy notices

That you have read and understood the application guidance document including information on providing a letter of support, and the application criteria

That your host organisation supports your application.

We are focusing recruitment in specific Local Authorities outlined in the application guidance document. Please select the Local Authority you are currently based in:

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Please note that you can start and save your application and return to it later.

If you have any further questions, please contact eyppchampions@eefoundation.org.uk

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Application close date: 23:59 on Thursday, 16 July 2026

Part 2: Contact details and host organisation information

Applicant Contact First Name

Applicant Contact Last Name

Applicant Contact Email (please make sure you have access to this email over the summer holidays)

Applicant Contact Phone

Name of Host Organisation

This is who the grant agreement will be with – this could be your setting, organisation, or other employer.

Type of host organisation (please select)

Where other, please specify

Host Organisation Postcode

Host Organisation Address line 1

Host Organisation Address line 2

Host Organisation Town/City

Host Organisation Local Authority

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Application close date: 23:59 on Thursday, 16 July 2026

Part 3: Application questions

These questions are designed to give respondents opportunities to provide evidence towards the application criteria. The criteria can be found in the application guidance document .

Please describe a situation where you successfully built trusted relationships with early years settings, local authorities, or other stakeholders. How did you engage partners and build collaboration, and what was the outcome?

Max 300 words

Please give an example of how you have supported a setting or group of settings to plan or implement evidence-informed practice, particularly to improve outcomes for socio-economically disadvantaged children. What approaches did you use, and what was the impact?

Max 300 words

Tell us about a time when you created or adapted guidance, tools, or resources to make evidence accessible and engaging for an early years audience. How did you tailor your approach for different settings or contexts, and what did engagement look like?

Max 300 words

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Application close date: 23:59 on Thursday, 16 July 2026

Part 4: Letter of support

Please attach a one-page letter of support from a senior leader confirming your host organisation’s commitment to enable your role as an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion. To demonstrate that your host organisation can effectively support your engagement with the EEF as an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion, please detail the following in the letter of support:

- Commitment to the EEF’s work in the early years

- Understanding of the responsibilities of an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion

- Ability to secure sufficient release time for the Early Years Pupil Premium Champion to successfully fulfil their responsibilities

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Application close date: 23:59 on Thursday, 16 July 2026

Part 5: Declaration and submission

Thank you for completing an application to become an Early Years Pupil Premium Champion.

We will be in touch about decisions soon. You can see the full application timeline in the application guidance document.

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