A Governess concentrates on the intellectual and social development of your child, she is normally available to travel with the family.

She is responsible for overseeing your children and their upbringing, and the many aspects of your child's education.

A governess has minimal responsibility for housekeeping and cleaning, other than related to children.

A governess is typically employed by a client who does a great deal of travelling, and cannot be tied down to one educational establishment.

Many parents require their children to be taught etiquette, culture and languages.

A Governess is a private teacher/tutor/mentor for school aged children to either replace or supplement their school education. They are often qualified school teachers who are looking for a more diverse and interesting role.

A Governess concentrates on the intellectual and social development of your child; she is usually required to travel with the family and is often hired because of the extensive travel of the family or relocation of the family.

A governess is also an asset to your child's educational development outside of the afore mentioned scenarios. A governess could if working with children who do attend school focus on mainly arts, languages and music.

A travelling governess would be useful to bridge any gaps in formal education due to extensive travel and could provide home schooling for your school aged children. It is important to provide your governess with her own room and bathroom throughout your travels and when in your main residence they will require their own room and bathroom or separate accommodation.

A relocated family could make use of a governess to help bring the child up to the educational expectation for that age group in the location. They can also be useful to ease the transition to a new school/country/language that may otherwise cause the child to fall behind in their studies.

They are responsible for overseeing your children, their education and their educational activities for example art, music and specialist languages or histories that are perhaps not available in their school. Exclusively nannies can source qualified teachers and experienced governesses to suit your individual needs.

A governess has minimal responsibility for the children’s physical welfare and will not usually be require to cook for them or to undertake any housekeeping duties related to the children or otherwise. For children who do attend school it my be possible to hire a governess/nanny and enjoy the benefits of both roles as the educational requirements may be more less time consuming.

Many parents require their children to be taught etiquette, culture and languages. It is possible for exclusively nannies to source a governess who is skilled in these areas and may also be possible to find one who is especially arty, sporty or musical depending on the likes and hobbies of the family or individual child.

All trained nannies are able to take responsibility for the educational development of babies and preschoolers so if your children are still very young please ask our consultants to help you to figure out the best scenario for you.

A governess is usually paid between £500 and £700 net per week and they are usually hired on a live in basis. Exclusively nannies has governesses available to work in the UK and overseas and it is also possible to hire them on a temp basis for example to work with your children over school holidays.