Governesses are professional tutors who are trained to the highest standard in order to provide your children with an outstanding level of education. They come with years of experience in the care and tuition of pre-school and school-aged children.
Our British governesses are placed throughout the world. We have a selection of British, bilingual or multilingual governesses available to start at a short notice. In contrast to a nanny, governess focuses mainly on teaching children and their educational needs, not their physical ones.
Discuss your educational needs
- One of the main governess duties is teaching and educating children in a private household paying attention to their social development (as well as tutoring English and other subjects)
- Governess will be employed to work 5 or 6 days per week and may work alongside a nanny.
- She will normally care for school aged, or preschool children between the ages of 3 to 16 years.
- A Qualified British Governess will have a teaching background or have higher childcare education and a minimum of 5 years professional childcare or teaching experience.
- A Bilingual Governess is often asked to teach children a second language (French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, etc).
- A Governess may also teach a musical instrument or art.
Our governess are
- Experienced, Qualified, and Professional
- Interviewed by the agency and available to be interviewed by you asap.
- DBS and police checked
- Familiar with social etiquette.
- Experienced with older toddlers, preschool and school aged children
- Our British governesses are a native English speaker with strong educational background
Salary
Governess salaries are dependant on qualification and experience. They range from £700 + net per week in London and £900 to £1800 net per week outside the UK.