What is a governess ?
A Governess is a professional child-minder who is responsible for educational and social upbringing of a child during primary school years.
The main role of a governess is teaching the child good manners and principles of etiquette as well as taking responsibility for child’s academic performance.
In terms of education, governess can help children with their homework in order to improve their performance at school, assist in learning foreign languages in the academic curriculum and teach additional ones. The governess focuses on children’s education and development by sharing her own experience and knowledge with them.
Parents themselves can create their own educational program for their children and the governess would follow it. The governess is the one who predominantly takes part in stimulating and encouraging intellectual, social and emotional development of the children during the period called identity formation.
Most governesses registered with Morgan & Mallet Nannies have between 3-10 years’ experience working for private families, hold an early childhood diploma and First Aid certificate. Monolingual, bilingual or trilingual; mobile or non-mobile – our candidates are very diverse.
We approach every request 100% individually and only introduce those candidates who meet all your needs and expectations.
It is essential for our agency that the candidates are well trained and qualified for the position and the parents can be sure they leave their children in the care of a professional they can trust.
What are the main duties and responsibilities of a governess ?
- Looking after the children
- Taking the children to playgroups, school, and other extracurricular activities
- Organising fun & educational activities for children
- Helping and assisting children in doing homework
- Monitoring children’s performance at school
- Teaching foreign languages if requested
- Teaching to play musical instruments if requested
- Motivating and encouraging children through diverse activities and games (fun or sports)
- Teaching good manners and principles of etiquette
- Monitoring children’s learning progress
- Bathing and dressing children when requested
- Cooking for children and making sure they are nourished
- Maintaining children’s play area
- Keeping a daily journal for the nanny(ies)
- Regular reporting to the parents regarding children’s development
- Complying with the hygiene and safety rules
- Taking children to the doctor with the parents’ permission
- Inculcating good moral values according to parents’ expectations
Morgan & Mallet Nannies place and recruit governesses for both permanent and temporary positions, on full-time or part-time basis.
Our consultants are always happy and available to answer all your questions.
Hire an English Governess
An English Governess who is native to the language, has the necessary qualifications and skills for teaching children in English and is responsible for daily communication with them in proper English.
English educators promote the understanding among pre- and in-school children that language is used for multiple purposes within multiple meaning-making and communicative contexts.
Thanks to their educational and cultural background, for centuries, the wealthy English, African, Arabic and other families have regularly employed English governesses to educate and care for their children.
English as a subject encompasses culture and cultural literacy; therefore, English educators encourage the teaching of classic literary texts when appropriate, in addition to other valued literary genres, including young adult literature; creative nonfiction; contemporary popular fiction; we-based texts and media productions.
Film, written, spoken and scripted texts, and the variety of aural and visual media configurations constantly being introduced, allow English governesses to encourage modern and up to date westernised education plans and methods.
The English Governesses encourage and foster language competence in a variety of genres, contexts and situations as they are continuously introducing and representing diverse groups in terms of race, ethnicity, culture and class.
If you reside outside of an English speaking country, an English Governess then gives your child the opportunity to learn English from a native speaker. In countries such as Russia, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, et cetera, which are neither English nor French speaking, it is already extremely popular that families employ English or French Governesses for their children who then only communicate with them in English or French.
If you would like your children to pursue further education in the best Schools & Colleges of Britain, United States of America or other English countries, it would be advisable for you to employ an English Governess from an early age enabling your children to be bilingual and well versed in Westernised culture.
This will make it possible for you to take care of your business, knowing that your child is receiving the best European grounding and education. This of course being very beneficial to your children.
Feel free to contact our agencies should you be interested in hiring a highly professional English Governess for the best grounding for your child.
Hire an French Governess
A French Governess who is native to the language, has the necessary qualifications and skills for teaching children in French and is responsible for daily communication with them in French.
French Governesses have always been in high demand.
Thanks to their educational and cultural background, for centuries, the wealthy English, Russian and other families have regularly employed French governesses to educate and care for their children.
French grounding is well known all over the world. This upbringing is considered as one of the most sought-after, as it allows to form not only a disciplined and well- educated child, but an independent, strong and responsible person.
The secret of a French Governess is their ability to combine strictness with friendliness in a well-balanced manner. The French Governess also has the ability to set boundaries and convince the child unobtrusively to make the right choices. The child is therefore taught to analyse and make independent decisions.
If you reside outside of France, a French Governess then gives your child the opportunity to learn French from a native speaker. In countries such as Russia, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, et cetera, which are neither English nor French speaking, it is already extremely popular that families employ French or English Governesses for their children who then only communicate with them in French or English.
If you would like your children to pursue further education in the best Schools & Colleges of France or Switzerland, it would be advisable for you to employ a French Governess from an early age enabling your children to be bilingual and well mannered.
This will make it possible for you to take care of your business, knowing that your child is receiving the best European grounding and education. This of course being very beneficial to your children.
Feel free to contact our agencies should you be interested in hiring a highly professional French Governess for the best grounding for your child.
