It is common for many club academies to offer educational programmes for their academy players, in order to ensure that they are balancing football with academic studies and gaining valuable qualifications.
This is done in a number of ways. Some clubs put their own schools inside their club's academy training facilities, while others partner with local schools or have agreements with that player's existing school to balance educational work with football development.
A 2024 study from the University of Essex shows that just 4% of teenagers in professional academies go on to play top-flight football.
Because of that, clubs across the country ensure their players have more options with their career, should their hopes of making it as a professional footballer do not go to plan.
As well as studying core subjects such as English, maths and science, clubs have recently added further studies for their academy footballers that include life skills, media, financial education and driving lessons to set them up for whatever comes after their life as an academy player.
"We as clubs - with education, welfare - have got to make sure that those lads' academic potential is not hampered," Simon Ord, the former head of education at Derby County, told BBC Sport.
"It would be it ethically immoral if we just said 'okay you know you stay with us for four, five, six years. You can do as little as you want education wise', then we can't guarantee a professional contract, and then where's the kid?"
Some academy players are able to excel in both their education and on the pitch.
Ord, who has also worked in a similar capacity with England's youth sides, says that he personally limited how much schoolwork players missed out on during the year they took their GCSEs but said that it is possible to excel in both factors.
"To keep them coming out of school at 16, during that really, really important year, it's wrong," he says.
"Now there will be odd times, like the Max Dowmans and J.J. Gabriels of this world who are outliers, because they are top of the tree.
"But with Max Dowman, for instance. Max Dowman did his GCSEs and Arsenal have been absolutely brilliant amongst that, and he's come out with great grades. So you can do it."
