Overview

• Megan Lanning, a performing arts teacher at Ripplevale School in Kent, self-reported sending two explicit nude photos to a pupil in early 2024.
• The photos, deemed 'inherently sexual' by the Teaching Regulation Agency, included one topless image and another involving a sexual act.
• Lanning admitted to developing inappropriate feelings for the student and engaging in extensive personal communication via phone and social media.
• A misconduct panel concluded that her actions constituted serious professional misconduct, falling significantly short of expected standards.
• The lifetime teaching ban, with no option for review, was signed off by a government official on behalf of Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.