The Hall School is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive educational environment. All applicants must read the school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and the Safer Recruitment Policy before applying.

Learn about the types of work roles we have, our employee benefits and meet the team.

Conditions for staff are excellent. The physical facilities for teaching are on a rolling programme of upgrading; the relationship between staff and pupils is relaxed but purposeful; and we have high expectations for both pupils and staff.

Staff enjoy a wide range of benefits, from free lunches and staff room refreshments, access to a confidential advice service for employees and support for professional development.

The working environment is friendly, inclusive, supportive, fun and respectful.

TESTIMONIALS

You can watch video testimonials by clicking on the photos of our teachers and staff.

BENEFITS

Discover the great range of benefits available to staff at The Hall.

Teaching Staff

As well as working in a leafy location in a pleasant neighbourhood, close to Central London with good transport links, working at The Hall offers:

• A salary scale significantly above that found in the maintained sector, which the Governors review each year to ensure it remains competitive
• Free daily three course buffet style lunches in the term time which can be tailored to dietary needs and hot drinks and snacks available throughout the day in the Staff Rooms.
• Extensive professional development opportunities, which can include support in gaining a PGCE or other post-graduate qualification amongst other further training opportunities whilst working with us
• Eligible pension scheme with Death in Service Benefit
• Private Health insurance after qualifying period
• After one year’s service, fee remission for staff sons (subject to competitive entry procedures). Please note this is not a contractual entitlement and the Governors reserve the right to vary the rate of remission or to withdraw it altogether
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme 
• Employee Assistance Programme; Staff have access to anonymous counselling services, including calls and face-to-face appointments.  They also provide an independent, free and confidential advisory service that can offer both practical advice and support on topics such as Debt & Finance Support, Legal and Tax Advice, Family Care (parenting, child care, education, divorce / separation, elder care, disability care)
• Access to school counsellors
• Annual flu vaccination
• Vouchers towards costs of eye-sight tests
• Newly refurbished buildings and teaching spaces, including large and comfortable Staff Rooms

Support Staff

• A generous Stakeholder pension scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Season Ticket loan scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free daily three course buffet style lunches during the term time which can be tailored to dietary needs and hot drinks and snacks available throughout the day in the Staff Rooms
• Employee Assistance Programme; staff have access to anonymous counselling services, including calls and face-to-face appointments.  They also provide an independent, free and confidential advice service that can offer both practical advice and support on topics such as Debt & Finance Support, Legal and Tax Advice, Family Care (parenting, child care, education, divorce / separation, elder care, disability care)
• Opportunity for funding of external professional development and reimbursement of relevant professional membership fees.
• Access to school counsellors
• Annual flu vaccination
• Private Health insurance after qualifying period
• Vouchers towards costs of eye-sight tests
• Access to a large and comfortable Staff Common Room
• Generous annual leave entitlement, including ability to carry up to 5 days per year

TYPES OF ROLES

Whatever your area of expertise, we want outstanding professionals to play your part in our community.

• Librarian
• Cleaner
• Electrician
• Caterer
• Chef
• Teacher
• Musician
• Administration Assistant
• Classroom Assistant
• Groundsman
• Cleaner

Please look at our Current Vacancies for our current opportunities.

 Support staff at The Hall occupy a range of critical and valued positions.

The delivery of our teaching and other educational offerings depends entirely upon the smooth functioning of our high-quality and organised internal systems and spaces and the work that our skilled and valued non-teaching staff do.

For the sons of all established staff, there is the opportunity of greatly subsidised education at The Hall, subject to the usual entry requirements.

In the Senior School (Years 6-8), we usually appoint graduates with a degree in the subject they wish to teach. We recruit from a wide variety of sectors, including post-doctoral research.

We look for teachers who are passionate and knowledgeable about their subject and who delight in enthusing young people about learning.  It is also important to us that our teachers consider themselves as ‘lifelong learners’ in the same way that we shape our young students to become.

In the Middle School (Years 4 & 5)and Junior School (Years 1-3), we usually recruit teachers with QTS following completion of a Primary PGCE in 2 Key Stages or an appropriate degree.  

A degree and/or appropriate Teaching Qualification is required for a position in the Reception Department.  This includes QTS / Early Years Professional Status / Early Years Teacher Status / other suitable and recognised Level 6 qualifications.

Teaching Assistants are required to hold relevant qualifications in Childcare and/or Education (Level 3) or must be willing to study for relevant qualifications. They must also have a good education to A Level or equivalent with GCSEs in Maths and English or equivalent.

For teaching staff, we offer:

• a salary scale significantly above that found in the maintained sector
• extensive professional development opportunities, which can include gaining a PGCE or Masters whilst working with us

You will be teaching very bright pupils who are well-motivated and eager to learn, and you will have access to excellent facilities and teaching equipment. You will be working with talented and interesting colleagues in a pleasant neighbourhood, close to Central London and good transport links.

Please find below a simplified guide to the application and recruitment process.
All candidates must read our Safer Recruitment Policy and Safeguarding Policy before applying for any position within the school.

We require candidates who are wishing to apply for any position at The Hall, whether this be a teaching or support post, to complete an application form via the application portal. CV applications, or prospective applications, are not accepted.

The application form must be completed in full, including:

• Full education and employment history since leaving secondary education, with any gaps explained.
• Contact details for two referees, one of which must be from the candidate’s most recent employer, and one of which must be from the most recent time the candidate worked with children (if applicable). 
• Opportunity to disclose sanctions, restrictions, prohibitions and criminal records.
• Overseas Police Check – candidates must disclose if they have lived abroad for 3 months or more after the age of 16 years, and must supply a Police Check for each country if they are appointed.  If this check has not arrived before the start date, the school can request an additional reference from each respective country.

Pre-interview references

If you are selected for an interview, the school may request permission to contact your referees.  Please state in your application form if you do not consent to this. The School will also inform interview candidates that they will undergo an internet and a social media check prior to their interview.

Vetting Checks:

Candidates who are successful at interview will receive a conditional offer of employment, subject to the following:

• Verification of identity and confirmation of the right to work in the UK;
• the receipt of two references which the school considers to be satisfactory;
• for positions which involve “teaching work”:
  • information about whether the applicant is, or has ever been, the subject of a sanction, restriction or prohibition issued by the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), or any predecessor or successor body, which prevents them from working at the school or which, in the school’s opinion, renders them unsuitable to work at the school;
  • information about whether the applicant is, or has ever been, the subject of any proceedings before a professional conduct panel in the UK or an equivalent body in any other country for any reason which prevents them from working at the school or which, in the school’s opinion, renders them unsuitable to work at the school;
• the receipt of an enhanced disclosure (including confirmation that the applicant is not named on the Children’s Barred List) from the DBS which the school considers to be satisfactory.
• information about whether the applicant is, or has ever been, subject to a direction under section 142 of the Education Act 2002 which prohibits, disqualifies or restricts them from providing education at a school, taking part in the management of an independent school or working in a position which involves regular contact with children or which otherwise, in the school’s opinion, renders them unsuitable to work at the school;
• verification of the applicant’s medical fitness for the role;
• any further checks that the school deems appropriate as a result of the applicant having lived or worked outside of the UK, which may include an overseas criminal records check, certificate of good conduct / overseas teaching sanction or additional professional references;
• verification of professional qualifications, which the school deems a requirement for the post
• in line with KCSIE, we will carry out internet and social media checks to determine the suitability of applicants to work in a school.

Please note that for management positions, additional checks will be required. Please consult our Safer Recruitment Policy for further details. The Hall reserves the right to amend these requirements without notice.

The quality of a Hall education depends in large part upon the capacities and talents of its staff.  So it’s important to us to recruit people who share the same life values, outlooks and priorities… and to look after them as key members of our happy community.

We are a thriving school that draws upon a diverse range of skills, qualifications, experience and responsibilities. The ‘flavour’ of each section of the school varies due to the age range of the pupils within, but each is busy and purposeful, welcoming and supportive in its own way. For all staff personal professional development is a high priority, and our pay and package are generous within sector norms.

Perhaps you are wondering whether working at The Hall might suit you, either in a teaching or support capacity? The Hall is a fun place to work, conveniently located near several underground stations, including Swiss Cottage, Finchley Road, Belsize Park and Finchley Road & Frognal. We are dedicated to ensuring the safety and welfare of our pupils and all our employees and volunteers. All successful applicants will be required to undergo safeguarding checks and a DBS check.

At The Hall we take our responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children seriously.  This necessitates not only the development and annual review of our Safeguarding Policy (including Safer Recruitment and Staff Code of Conduct policies) but also its implementation and practice as we endeavour to provide a safe and welcoming environment where children are respected and valued.

Read our safeguarding policies here.

We operate within a culture of openness, welcoming input from pupils, staff, parents and external agencies and recognising and accepting that abuse can happen in any organisation. Always considering the best interests of the child, we are alert to the signs of abuse and neglect, and we follow our procedures to ensure that children receive effective support, protection and justice. 

If you have any concerns about the welfare of a child, please do make contact with us. If you have a concern that a child is in immediate danger, you must call 999. 

The Hall School’s Safeguarding Reporting Summary

DSL and Deputy DSL are unavailable, and the child is immediately at risk?

Operation Encompass

What is Operation Encompass?

The Hall School is part of Operation Encompass, a national safeguarding partnership between schools and police forces. The programme helps schools provide support to children who may have been exposed to domestic abuse.

How it works

When the police attend a domestic abuse incident where a child is part of the household, they will notify the school before the start of the next school day.

This information is shared securely with the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) so that appropriate care and support can be provided to the child during the school day if needed.

Confidentiality

Any information received through Operation Encompass is treated in strict confidence and handled in line with the school’s safeguarding and child protection procedures. Information is only shared with staff members who need to know in order to support the child.

Our commitment to pupil wellbeing

Operation Encompass forms part of The Hall School’s commitment to safeguarding and supporting the wellbeing of every pupil. By working closely with local police, we are able to respond quickly and sensitively when a child may need additional understanding or support.

Choosing the right school for your child is one of the most important decisions a family makes. At The Hall, we believe parents should be able to do so with clarity, confidence and trust.

Our inspection reports provide independent, external reassurance about the quality of education, pastoral care and governance at The Hall. They offer an objective snapshot of school life, grounded in evidence gathered through close observation, discussion and review. The Hall was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in April 2024.

We are proud of what our ISI report says about our community and we invite you to explore more below.

“The ambitious and broad curriculum fosters a love of learning in pupils and prepares them well for their next steps.” – ISI Report, 2024.