Geoffrey Rees CBE FRSA (born 28 February 1946)[1] was the principal of Ivybridge Community College in Devon, England until early 2010.
Geoff has most recently been involved in advising the government on what form the education legacy will take on the Olympic site following the 2012 Games.
Having studied at the University of Exeter and Emmanuel College, Cambridge,[1] he started his career in 1969 as an assistant history teacher in Richmond upon Thames,[1] and taught in schools in Sussex and Essex before moving to Devon in 1979.
[1] Rees oversaw large-scale developments and improvements that culminated in a number of awards being presented to Ivybridge Community College.
Having become a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1994,[1] in 2003 he was honoured as Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services to education.