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 College of St Mark and St John.

In 2003 he was awarded a CBE at Buckingham Palace 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 an avid rugby player in his native Wales.