Meet Our Governors

David is Interim Headteacher of a small village Church of England primary school and is passionate about creating thriving school communities. 

He brings extensive leadership and governance experience, alongside a strong commitment to school improvement, teaching and learning, safeguarding and developing positive relationships with children, staff, families and the wider community.

Alongside his headship role, he is also a governor at two other local schools. 

Matthew joined the Aylesford Board of Governors in 2022 and is passionate about education and helping everyone achieve their best of their abilities.

Matthew graduated from the University of Kent with a BSc in Computer Science and a PhD in Electronic Engineering, with a focus on cyber security. Matthew is a Research Associate at the Alan Turing Institute, where he works on biometrics and other forms of trustworthy digital identity.

Matthew also works as an assistant lecturer at the University of Kent. He has won awards and been praised for teaching at all levels, from foundation to master. Additionally, Matthew works as a tutor for “The Brilliant Club,” where he currently specialises in teaching mathematics to Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four level students.

Matthew is passionate about theatre, comedy, and story-driven video games outside work.

Dr Marchesini is Assistant Headteacher at Invicta Grammar School for 10 years and has been teaching Physics since 2007.

She has been a governor at Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford for the last two years.

Both Invicta and VIPS at Aylesford are part of Valley Invicta Academies Trust and Dr Marchesini feels that being a governor is a great opportunity to be even more part of a community that is highly invested in the futures of young people.

Billy joined the Trust in 2018 and is the Headteacher at Valley Invicta Primary School at Aylesford.

He passionately believes that every child can achieve excellence and that school should be a positive and memorable experience, that leaves children ready for the next stage of their lives. Teaching is rooted in mutual respect and relationships, and only through finding out what works for each child, can we really help them to excel and love school. Along with a very dedicated team, it is our pupils who drive our school forward, and it is the student voice that is at the heart of what we do.

Before becoming a teacher, he ran his own design company; he is a fan of anything creative and enjoys bringing this into his role at Aylesford. The creative subjects are his favourite, and through these platforms, we can express ourselves without limitations!

Liz is a retired college lecturer with 25 years’ experience teaching Business and IT, including four years as Head of Faculty, where she oversaw six different departments. Throughout her career, she has been passionate about education and committed to helping young people achieve their full potential.

Since retiring 11 years ago, Liz has continued to contribute to her community through 10 years of volunteering with Citizens Advice. This experience has given her the opportunity to support people from a wide range of backgrounds, developing a strong understanding of the challenges people can face and making a positive difference to their lives.

Liz has a particular interest in child development and in ensuring that every child has the best possible start in life. She is passionate about education and believes in supporting schools to provide a safe, nurturing and positive environment in which children can learn, develop and achieve their full potential.

Liz is also interested in the natural world and believes strongly in doing what we can to protect and care for our environment.

In her spare time, Liz enjoys reading, gardening and keeping fit.