Ray Takes the Helm at Grimsby Institute ; 'Engine Room' Manager Steps Into College Limelight in Many Ways the Man in the 'Engine Room', Ray Ellis has Kept Things Running in the Background for the Grimsby Institute for Almost 20 Years. Now, with the Departure of Principal Daniel Khan, He has Stepped Out Into the Limelight to Take the Reins Until a Replacement Is Found. Grimsby Telegraph Reporter Conrad Emmett Learns More.

Grimsby Telegraph › April 08, 2010

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ACTING principal Ray Ellis does not look like a man who courts publicity - and he isn't.

A father of two teenagers, Ray has long preferred to run things in the background, then go home and unwind with some classical guitar, a spot of jogging or on the terraces of Blundell Park, cheering on Grimsby Town.

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Ray Takes the Helm at Grimsby Institute ; 'Engine Room' Manager Steps Into College Limelight in Many Ways the Man in the 'Engine Room', Ray Ellis has Kept Things Running in the Background for the Grimsby Institute for Almost 20 Years. Now, with the Departure of Principal Daniel Khan, He has Stepped Out Into the Limelight to Take the Reins Until a Replacement Is Found. Grimsby Telegraph Reporter Conrad Emmett Learns More.

Describing himself as a "hands on" manager, he was an early convert to Further Education (FE) style colleges like The Grimsby Institute, having studied at one for his A-levels before getting his postgraduate teaching qualification.

He t...

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