Geoffrey Rees

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Geoffrey Rees is the principal of Ivybridge Community College in Devon, England. He is a governor of both Plymouth University and the University College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth.

In 2003 he was appointed to the style and dignity of a Commander of the most noble order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace London England in recognition of his services to education.

He started his career in 1969 as an assistant history teacher in Richmond, and taught in schools in Sussex before moving to Devon in 1979. He held senior posts at schools in Plymouth and north Devon before taking up his appointment at Ivybridge in 1987.

Mr Rees has overseen large scale developments and improvements in recent years which have culminated in a number of awards being presented to the Ivybridge Community College. In 2005, ICC was awarded "science college' status, this being the college's second such award after being named a 'sports college' some years before.

Before teaching, Mr Rees was a renown and avid rugby union player in his native Wales.

Known throughout the town as 'Mr Ivybridge', his larger than life personality and gifts as a publicist for himself and his school have had a positive impact.