Daily roundup 16 May: Football abuse, gender-neutral uniforms, and mental health

An inquiry into historical child sex abuse in football may have to sift through five million documents, it has emerged. The BBC reports that the inquiry, which was started by the Football Association in December, after a series of allegations from former players, has begun the process of searching 5,000 boxes of FA archives - each containing up to 1,000 pages. A final report is not expected to be published until 2018.


At least 120 schools now have a gender-neutral school uniform policy, and primary schools are adopting the stance faster than secondary schools, a charity that develops LGBT training in schools has said. The Guardian reports that Dr Elly Barnes, founder of the charity Educate & Celebrate, said 120 schools have signed up to its best-practice programme and hundreds more may have put gender-neutral policies in place.


The UK's first national centre of excellence for mental health in schools has launched in Leeds. The Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools, which is based at Leeds Beckett University, has been created to strengthen the mental health of the next generation by supporting schools in making positive changes at all levels of the UK's education system, improving outcomes and life chances of children across the country.


Children of female prisoners will be able to spend nights and weekends with their mothers in Scotland's new community jails. The Irvine Times reports that five custom-built secure units planned as part of a far-reaching overhaul of women's prisons will include accommodation suitable for children.


A parents' guide to help support the mental wellbeing of young people sitting GCSEs has been developed by the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust. The trust, which provides free mental health training to schools across the UK, has produced separate guides for parents, teachers and pupils, with support from HeadStart Wolverhampton.


A Conservative candidate has apologised for swearing at a Scottish schoolgirl after she said she would vote for independence if there was a second referendum. The Guardian reports that James Heappey, who is standing for re-election in Wells, made the remark during a debate with sixth-formers at the fee-paying Millfield school in Somerset. Heappey said his comment was intended to be light-hearted.