Capital City College Group
The 43-school MAT is set to be run by former principal private secretary to three education secretaries
The government has promised £400 million towards 'tens of thousands of places' in school-based nurseries
MAT with 36 schools says 'all reasonable steps taken' following 'significant financial irregularity'
'Confidential' deal to cover £1m 'bullet payment' revealed as figures suggest PFI firms could have made £86m in one...
Standardised EHCPs also welcomed by parents and councils, researchers find
MAT also did not conduct internal audit as reserves tumbled due to 'rising costs', accounts show
Local authorities were offered the choice of continuing with projects or taking cash to boost places elsewhere
Those with effective boards 'more likely to sustain improvement beyond the inspection cycle', report finds
LocatED chief 'seriously worried' closures due to demographic shifts could undo the work of the free schools programme