▁M b ang ▁at ▁the ▁World ▁Method ist ▁Conference ▁in ▁Se oul ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Before ▁ste pping ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁after ▁five ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁Ang lo - Ch inese ▁School ▁in ▁Singapore , ▁Bar rett ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁educational ist . ▁ ▁Bar rett ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁C ul ford ▁School ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 1 – 6 1 , ▁New castle ▁University ▁( B . A . ▁( H ons ), ▁Econom ics ) ▁and ▁Fitz will iam ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁( M . A ., ▁The ology ). ▁He ▁completed ▁his ▁minister ial ▁training ▁at ▁Wes ley ▁House , ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Florida ▁for ▁his ▁Method ism . ▁ ▁Bar rett ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁circuit ▁minister ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 7 3 , ▁then ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 8 3 ▁was ▁Chap lain ▁to ▁Kings wood ▁School , ▁Bath . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁became ▁head master ▁of ▁Kent ▁College , ▁P emb ury , ▁before ▁moving ▁as ▁head master ▁to ▁The ▁Le ys ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁stayed ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁before ▁ret iring ▁( and ▁subsequently ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁ret irement ▁to ▁lead ▁the ▁Ang lo - Ch inese ▁School .) ▁At ▁various ▁points