Ailish manages our London-based programme delivery staff in their roles, as well as leading on our building resilience project.

Ailish studied for a BA in English at the University of Sussex and began working in education as a learning support assistant after her graduation. She then qualified as an English teacher through the Teach First programme and had 3 years teaching in the classroom.

Full of wanderlust, Ailish has travelled to numerous countries around the world. She left teaching to travel around South Asia on a year-long trip in 2019, volunteering as a trekking guide in the Himalayan mountains for part of it. She returned to join Team Up in 2020.