Community guidelines

The TEM community exists so educators across the UAE can compare notes, share what worked and support each other. These guidelines keep it useful and safe. They form part of our Terms & conditions.

Be respectful

Disagree with ideas, not people. No personal attacks, harassment, threats, or discrimination on any basis — including nationality, race, religion, gender, age or disability.

Protect people’s privacy

• Do not name or identify students or parents, ever.
• Do not name colleagues or managers, or post details that would identify them.
• Remove names, signatures and ID or passport numbers before sharing any part of a contract or letter.

Share experience, not certainty

Say what happened to you and what worked. Remember that someone else’s situation — their contract, their emirate, their free zone — may be different from yours. A forum reply is not legal advice; for advice on your own situation, use Legal Support or speak to a qualified lawyer.

Keep it lawful

Do not post anything false or damaging about a named person or organisation. Posting defamatory or insulting content online can break UAE law, including the cybercrime law. If you have a complaint about an employer, describe what happened without accusations you cannot support.

No spam or advertising

No advertising, recruitment, affiliate links or repeated posts. If you want to promote a service to TEM members, contact us about a partnership.

Reporting

If something breaks these guidelines, use Report on the post or reply. Reports go to the TEM moderators and are not shown to the author. Please report rather than reply to it.

What moderators can do

Moderators can remove posts and replies, lock or pin discussions, and suspend accounts that break these guidelines or our terms. Serious or repeated breaches lead to an account being closed.

Your posts

Your name and the level you teach at appear next to what you post, and every member can read it. You can delete your own discussions and replies at any time.