Early in her career, Riley worked as an art teacher for children from 1957–58 at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Harrow (now known as Sacred Heart Language College).
На початку своєї кар'єри в 1957-58 Райлі працювала вчителем в the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Гарроу (тепер відомому як Sacred Heart Language College).