Private teachers · Dubai & Abu Dhabi
Private teachers in Dubai
Full-time qualified teachers for children learning at home, between homes or preparing for boarding school.
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A private search, never a database.
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- Founded 2025 by Hanna, a career nanny · 100+ placements
- 3-month guarantee, then 2 months on each replacement — up to 3 re-matches
- Long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers · our terms
- Every contract fully declared
Updated 15 October 2026 · by the Lumière team
Quick answer
Lumière introduces full-time private teachers, homeschool tutors and governesses to families in Dubai and Abu Dhabi — Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills, Jumeirah, Dubai Hills and Saadiyat — for the British, American, IB and French curricula and for British and Swiss boarding-school entrance. Indicative governess and teacher packages in the UAE run AED 16,000–30,000 a month tax-free in 2026, with accommodation, flights and medical cover; the family sponsors the visa. Lumière Placements — founded 2025, based in Nice, specialising in long-term nannies, newborn care specialists and private teachers: guarantee three months, then two on each replacement, up to three times; shortlist within a week; 5.0 on Google. Facts checked October 2026.
A teacher for the whole school year
Families in Dubai hire a full-time private teacher when school does not fit the way they live: frequent travel, several homes, a child who needs a different pace, or the year before a move to a new school.
Who we place
- Full-time private teachers. Qualified teachers who run a child's whole school programme at home or while the family travels.
- Homeschool tutors. Teachers who deliver an online or distance-learning school's programme day to day.
- Governesses. Educators who combine teaching with care, manners, languages and culture.
- Entrance and exam preparation. Teachers who prepare children for a new school, a boarding school or exams taken as a private candidate.
What we vet for
- A teaching qualification: QTS or a PGCE, a teaching degree from the candidate's own country, or IB or Montessori training.
- Classroom and one-to-one experience, with references from schools and families verified by the team.
- The curricula your children follow: British, American, IB, French or Swiss.
- The languages your household uses, and the temperament to teach one or two children well.
The programme your child follows
Most children taught at home follow an established curriculum, so they can return to school or sit exams without a gap.
| Curriculum | Typical route at home | Exams |
|---|---|---|
| British | National Curriculum through an online school or a teacher's own programme | IGCSE and A level as a private candidate |
| American | An accredited online or umbrella school | SAT, AP and a high-school diploma from the online school |
| International Baccalaureate | An IB online school for the Diploma; PYP and MYP approaches at home | IB Diploma through an authorised school |
| French | The CNED or a French online school | Brevet and baccalauréat |
| Bilingual or travelling | A combination, planned with the family and the child's next school | Set by the school the child will join |
The teacher works to the programme of the school or exam board the family chooses.
Educating a child at home in Dubai
Home education is legal in most of our markets, but the rules differ a great deal. These are the points families ask us about most.
| Where | What the rules say |
|---|---|
| Expatriate families | Many educate at home through an accredited online school, following the British, American or IB curriculum, and sit IGCSE, A level or SAT exams as private candidates. |
| Emirati families | Home schooling follows Ministry of Education rules. |
| Moving to a school later | Schools ask for records of the programme followed, so the teacher keeps a written record and the online school's reports. |
General information, not legal advice. Rules change, so confirm with the education authority before the school year.
Where we place private teachers
Teachers live in or work full-time from nearby, and many travel with the family.
- Dubai. Palm Jumeirah, Emirates Hills, Jumeirah, Al Barari and Dubai Hills.
- Abu Dhabi. Saadiyat, Al Bateen and Reem. See Abu Dhabi.
- Summers abroad. Teachers who travel with the family to London, Europe and the Riviera. See Gulf families on the Riviera.
What a full-time private teacher costs
Every brief is quoted privately. These are the elements that set the package.
| Element | How it works |
|---|---|
| Package | AED 16,000–30,000 a month tax-free in 2026, by qualification, curriculum and languages |
| Accommodation and flights | Accommodation, annual flights and medical insurance usually included |
| Visa | Sponsored by the family or its company; Lumière does not process visas |
| Travel | Travel days and summers abroad agreed in writing |
| Employer | Your family or its company, as sponsor |
| Lumière's fee | Set out in writing before the search; see fees and guarantee |
See also governesses in Dubai and the Dubai cost guide.
How We Match Your Family
Every search starts with a conversation with the Lumière team and ends with a hand-picked shortlist — never a database. Four steps, the same for every family.
Comprehensive Screening
References verified in person, criminal-record and DBS checks where applicable, credentials sighted, and experience with staffed, international households assessed.
Language Assessment
Candidates are interviewed in the languages your household uses; qualifications, first-aid certificates and right to work are verified before any introduction.
Family Consultation
A detailed conversation about your household, routines, schools, travel and the person you want in your children's lives.
Cultural Matching
Temperament, values and professional maturity matched to your family; two or three candidates presented.
Frequently Asked Questions
Looking for a private teacher in Dubai?
Tell us the children's ages, the curriculum and how you live. The team replies within 48 hours and introduces a shortlist within a week.
Tell us what you needVetting & compliance
How Lumière vets private teachers for Dubai
Lumière is based in Nice and introduces candidates to UAE families; the family or its company sponsors the residence visa and is the employer. Lumière does not process visas, attestations or Emirates ID.
Interviewed by the team
Every candidate is interviewed by the Lumière team before any introduction.
Police clearance
A current home-country police clearance for every candidate.
References verified
Previous families and schools contacted by the team.
Qualifications sighted
Teaching degrees and certificates seen before the shortlist, ready for the family's attestation.
Package in writing
Salary, accommodation, flights, medical cover and leave agreed in writing.
Discretion
A non-disclosure agreement signed before any introduction.
Declared employment. Every placement is made on a written, declared contract with the family as employer. Lumière does not place undeclared nannies.
The Lumière difference
Founded by a professional nanny, not a recruiter
"I founded Lumière because the families I worked for kept asking the same question: where do we find another nanny like you? I still take private placements. Every nanny I place is one I would work alongside."
Hanna founded Lumière Placements after years inside private households as a career nanny. Lumière is the only French Riviera-based boutique placement agency, placing across Monaco, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Nice, and worldwide, founded and led by a professional nanny.
Why families choose Lumière
- Based
- French Riviera
- Founder
- Hanna, professional nanny
- Approach
- Families understood from the inside, the right nanny for the right family
- Qualifications
- Norland, CACHE, NNEB, Montessori
- Vetting
- References verified, DBS where applicable
- Employment
- Declared, full contracts
- Reach
- 20+ cities · 3 continents
- Specialisms
- Live-in, rota, governess, maternity, yacht, travel
