After 20 years of classroom teaching and lengthy experience of school management, Allison decided to set up Ely Classrooms when she relocated to the Ely area in 2021. For the previous five years she was Faculty Chair and Head of English at Stowe School in Buckingham, where she was instrumental in developing academic policies. She has been a GCSE and A Level examiner in English Literature for major exam boards and as a department leader and teacher, she has helped hundreds of students to achieve their goals.

Allison is passionate about books and reading and loves exploring ideas with pupils. She entered the teaching profession after a 12-year career as a current affairs journalist at BBC Radio, and she holds an M.Phil. in English Literature from Pembroke College, Oxford.