About Special Minds
Why we exist
Families kept finding support that was either expert or caring, rarely both. We built Special Minds to be both.
Special Minds places Learning Support Assistants, shadow teachers, SEN governesses, tutors and licensed therapists with families and schools across the UAE — always under clinical supervision.
We don't do freelance or unsupervised placements; every specialist we place reports into a clinical lead who reviews their work against real goals.
We work across all seven emirates, with our deepest network in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, supporting children at home, in school, or at a centre — whichever setting fits the child and family best.
Our approach is assessment-led: we listen before we assess, assess before we plan, and plan before we place anyone. It's slower than handing over a CV, and it's why families stay with us past the first placement.
Who writes the plans
Sara Omar Michael
Education and Program Director
RBT · M.A. Applied Psychology · PG Cert. Special Education. Every assessment ends with a call with her, and she oversees the programmes our specialists deliver.
Clinical supervision, always
Every placement reports into a clinical lead — not just an account manager.
UAE-wide reach
All seven emirates, deepest network in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
Three audiences, one standard
Families, schools and specialists all get the same clinical accountability.
Licensing
The company behind the name.
Special Minds is the trading name. The company you contract with is Special Minds Recruitment FZ-LLC, part of Hamd Holdings — headquartered in Ras Al Khaimah, working out of our Dubai branch in Cloud Spaces, Dubai Mall.
- Company
- Special Minds Recruitment FZ-LLC
- Group
- Part of Hamd Holdings
- Legal form
- Free Zone Limited Liability Company (FZ-LLC)
- Licensed by
- Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone Authority (RAKEZ)
- Licence — Recruitment Services
- 47037588
- Licence — Executive Search Services
- 47037540
- Valid to
- 21 September 2027
- Registered office
- Al Hamra Industrial Zone-FZ, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
- Operations
- Cloud Spaces, Dubai Mall - Level M, Fountain Views, Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai branch)