Harris Hill Independent Schools

Looking for teaching opportunities or talented staff in the independent education sector?

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It may not seem an obvious fit with our work as charity specialists, but at least 50% of UK independent schools are registered charities, and despite recent tax-related changes, retain their longstanding charitable status.

However they’re not generally perceived – least of all by themselves – as part of the charity sector, and while there’s limited crossover in certain roles, independent education is essentially a very different field requiring an entirely different approach.

With more than a decade of successful appointments to date, Harris Hill Independent Schools was created to meet this need, and is the only UK recruitment agency dedicated exclusively to independent schools.

Led by highly experienced specialist and genuine sector expert Devra Farhi, the business primarily recruits for teaching positions, as well as bursars, development and other support staff on occasion.

Teaching opportunities span all subjects and age groups, from assistants to head teachers at both preparatory and senior, day and boarding, single-sex and co-educational schools.

Previous and regular clients are a roll call of some of the UK’s most prestigious and well-respected schools, such as Queens Gate, Rokeby and Godolphin & Latymer  in London, Yorkshire’s Giggleswick School and Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate, Scotland's Gordonstoun and many others around the country, including St Mary’s School Cambridge, Lanesborough in Surrey and Papplewick School, Ascot, to name just a few.

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Whether you're seeking new staff or a new opportunity...

...we are certain you'll find Devra’s exceptional knowledge, expertise and support invaluable, resulting in appointments that don’t simply fill a vacancy, but genuinely delight both the school and individual concerned, paying close attention to the shared ethos and cultural fit between the two.

The Harris Hill Salary Survey 2025 graphic with the words
By David Young September 12, 2025
How much do charity CEOs get paid? The short answer is that although charity leaders tend to earn considerably less than their commercial counterparts, pay still varies enormously, depending on factors like the size and complexity of the charity's operations, its annual income, and the scale of the challenge facing the incoming CEO.
Harris Hill salary survey 2025 graphic with purple spheres labeled temporary, interim, contract, and fixed term.
By David Young September 1, 2025
Tough economic times have certainly had an impact on the number of permanent hires that charities have been able to make this year, but what about temporary and interim positions? Here's what our Temps specialists had to say about the trends they're seeing in the market, in our 2025 Salary Survey .
Whether you're seeking new staff or a new opportunity...

...we are certain you'll find Devra’s exceptional knowledge, expertise and support invaluable, resulting in appointments that don’t simply fill a vacancy, but genuinely delight both the school and individual concerned, paying close attention to the shared ethos and cultural fit between the two.

The Harris Hill Salary Survey 2025 graphic with the words
By David Young September 12, 2025
How much do charity CEOs get paid? The short answer is that although charity leaders tend to earn considerably less than their commercial counterparts, pay still varies enormously, depending on factors like the size and complexity of the charity's operations, its annual income, and the scale of the challenge facing the incoming CEO.
Harris Hill salary survey 2025 graphic with purple spheres labeled temporary, interim, contract, and fixed term.
By David Young September 1, 2025
Tough economic times have certainly had an impact on the number of permanent hires that charities have been able to make this year, but what about temporary and interim positions? Here's what our Temps specialists had to say about the trends they're seeing in the market, in our 2025 Salary Survey .
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By David Young August 27, 2025
Say you work in finance and many will imagine a world of six-figure salaries, baffling spreadsheets, detached houses in the Home Counties and a statistically inexplicable number of people called Steve. Working in charity finance however, is – baffling spreadsheets aside – a rather different story, but with their finger on the pulse and their ear to the ground at all times (we should really get them some chairs), our finance specialists are perfectly placed to bring you up to speed on the latest twists and turns. Here’s what they had to say about remuneration and recruitment trends in the current market, in our 2025 Salary Survey .