The Football Association (FA) has warned junior football clubs in England that they face suspension if their coaches have not been cleared to work with children. The BBC reports that the warning, in a letter to clubs from the FA, follows allegations of historical child abuse in the sport. It is FA policy that all coaches of youth teams must have an in-date criminal records check.
The vast majority of grammars admit only a tiny proportion of children from the poorest families. The Guardian reports that official figures show that in many grammar schools less than one per cent of the total pupil intake receives free school meals (an indicator of the poorest families). Only one of the 163 selective schools in England takes in more than 10 per cent from this least well-off group.
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