Miss Annika Kiran Kapur

The Secretary of State does not make these decisions themselves. They are made by a senior official on the recommendation of an independent panel.

Teacher's name: Miss Annika Kiran Kapur

Teacher reference number: 2180111

Teacher's date of birth: 25 January 1996

Location teacher worked: Nottingham, East Midlands

Date of professional conduct panel: 10 April 2026

Outcome type: Prohibition order

Notice is hereby given that, in accordance with The Teacher's’ Disciplinary (England) Regulations 2012, a professional conduct panel was convened to consider the case of Miss Annika Kiran Kapur, formerly employed in Nottingham, East Midlands.

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OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Miss Annika Kiran Kapur: Professional conduct panel meeting outcome Panel decision and reasons on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education April 2026 2 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Contents Introduction 3 Allegations 4 Summary of evidence 4 Documents 4 Statement of agreed facts 5 Decision and reasons 5 Findings of fact 5 Panel’s recommendation to the Secretary of State 10 Decision and reasons on behalf of the Secretary of State 14 3 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Professional conduct panel decision and recommendations, and decision on behalf of the Secretary of State Teacher: Miss Annika Kiran Kapur Teacher ref number: 2180111 Teacher date of birth: 25 January 1996 TRA reference: 25345 Date of determination: 10 April 2026 Former employer: Djanogly City Academy, Nottingham Introduction A professional conduct panel (“the panel”) of the Teaching Regulation Agency (“the TRA”) convened on 10 April 2026 by way of a virtual meeting, to consider the case of Miss Annika Kiran Kapur. The panel members were Mr Duncan Tilley (lay panellist – in the chair), Mrs Melissa West (teacher panellist) and Dr Louise Wallace (lay panellist). The legal adviser to the panel was Mrs Luisa Gibbons of Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP Solicitors. In advance of the meeting, after taking into consideration the public interest and the interests of justice, the TRA agreed to a request from Miss Kapur that the allegations be considered without a hearing. Miss Kapur provided a signed statement of agreed facts and admitted unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute. The panel considered the case at a meeting without the attendance of the presenting officer, Ms Carolyn Thackstone or Miss Kapur. The meeting took place in private and was not recorded. 4 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Allegations The panel considered the allegations set out in the notice of meeting dated 11 December 2025. It was alleged that Miss Kapur was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and/or conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute in that whilst employed as a teacher of English at Djanogly City Academy between August 2024 to March 2025: 1. She displayed and/or engaged in unprofessional behaviour on or around 27 January 2025, by a. Bringing alcohol onto school premises in a bottle b. Consuming alcohol whilst on school premises and/or during school hours c. Being under the influence of alcohol whilst on school premises and/or during school hours. 2. Her conduct as may be found proven at allegation 1 above put one or more pupils at risk of harm. Miss Kapur admitted the allegations and admitted that she was guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and conduct that may bring the profession into disrepute. Summary of evidence Documents In advance of the hearing, the panel received a bundle of documents which included: Section 1: Notice of referral – pages 4 to 17 Section 2: Statement of agreed facts and presenting officer representations – pages 18 to 23 Section 3: Teaching Regulation Agency documents – pages 24 to 101 Section 4: Teacher documents – pages 102 to 105 The panel was also provided with the notice of meeting. The panel members confirmed that they had read all of the documents within the bundle, in advance of the hearing. 5 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE In the consideration of this case, the panel had regard to the document Teacher misconduct: Disciplinary procedures for the teaching profession 2020, (the “Procedures”). Statement of agreed facts The panel considered a statement of agreed facts which was signed by Miss Kapur on 13 August 2025. Decision and reasons The panel announced its decision and reasons as follows: The panel carefully considered the case before it and reached a decision. In advance of the meeting the TRA agreed to a request from Miss Kapur for the allegations to be considered without a hearing. The panel had the ability to direct that the case be considered at a hearing if required in the interests of justice or in the public interest. The panel did not determine that such a direction was necessary or appropriate in this case. Miss Kapur was employed as a teacher of English at Djanogly City Academy (“the School”) from 29 August 2024. Concerns regarding Miss Kapur initially came to the School’s attention when Miss Kapur appeared intoxicated whilst teaching a lesson. She was suspended from the School on 28 January 2025 and her contract was terminated on 13 March 2025. Findings of fact The findings of fact are as follows: The panel found the following particulars of the allegations against you proved, for these reasons: Whilst employed as a teacher of English at Djanogly City Academy between August 2024 to March 2025: 1. You displayed and/or engaged in unprofessional behaviour on or around 27 January 2025, by a. Bringing alcohol onto school premises in a bottle b. Consuming alcohol whilst on school premises and/or during school hours 6 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE c. Being under the influence of alcohol whilst on school premises and/or during school hours. 2. Your conduct as may be found proven at allegation 1 above put one or more pupils at risk of harm. In the statement of agreed facts, Miss Kapur admitted these allegations. She accepted that on or around 25 January 2025, whilst celebrating her birthday, she had in her possession a water bottle which she used to conceal alcohol. She accepted that she brought the same water bottle onto school premises on 27 January 2025 whilst it still contained alcohol. The panel has seen statements taken during the School’s investigation of six members of staff who entered the classroom on 27 January 2025 during period 6. Individual A described having been concerned by Miss Kapur’s slurring of words and Miss Kapur seeming unsteady on her feet. He stated that a student had his head on the desk and Miss Kapur had “gently pulled him up from the desk with his hair”. He stated that the way she spoke was very out of character, and Miss Kapur was gesticulating with her hands and swaying. He asked Miss Kapur to speak with him outside the classroom. He stated that once she stepped outside of the classroom, she began to “retch”. He escorted her to the staff toilet, and heard her being sick, quite loudly. He stated that Miss Kapur confirmed afterwards that she had vomited. He stated that he did not smell any alcohol, but her actions, mannerisms and behaviour were that of someone who was drunk. Individual B stated that she observed that Miss Kapur was slurring her words a little, she looked unsteady, she was struggling to call the class to attention and was overenunciating. She stated that she asked Miss Kapur on two or three occasions if she was feeling “ok”, and Miss Kapur said that she was fine, just “a bit tired”. She stated that some of the pupils were asking if she was “ok” and after Miss Kapur left the classroom, asked if Miss Kapur was drunk. She stated that she did not smell alcohol when she stood next to Miss Kapur. Individual C stated that she had attended Miss Kapur’s classroom because a student had come out of the classroom, saying that someone was throwing balls at the student. She stated that the students were not sitting according to their seating plan and Miss Kapur was slurring when she was speaking with her and her mannerisms were out of character. Individual C confirmed she did not smell alcohol but there had been more physical signs such as slurring. She stated that there had been no classroom control. Individual D stated that Miss Kapur was acting in an exaggerated manner, which didn’t accord with her normal movement or speech. She also reported students having asked if 7 OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OFFICIAL - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE Miss Kapur was drunk. She stated that her view was that Miss Kapur seemed to be drunk. Individual E stated that Miss Kapur was slurring her words and swaying from side to side. She stated that Miss Kapur had said that “this class terrifies me”. She stated that the students were not listening to her at all. She stated that Miss Kapur was speaking “really slowly”, unlike how she usually spoke. She stated that Miss Kapur was holding a bottle of a “non-alcoholic drink” whilst she was teaching, although she could not see what was inside the bottle. Individual F stated that Miss Kapur’s speech sounded slurred. She stated that the students did not seem as though they noticed anything at the time. Miss Kapur was interviewed as part of the School’s investigation. She apologised at the outset, saying she had acted “out of character”. She stated that when she woke that morning, she realised she had a [REDACTED]. She stated that the [REDACTED]. She stated that she had a half-filled water bottle with alcohol in it from her birthday weekend in her work bag, not realising that the alcohol was still there. She stated that she hadn’t drunk from it until the end of the day. She stated that around period 6 she drank from the bottle and quickly realised it was alcohol. She stated that she could not spit it out because the children were there and they would question what was in the bottle. She stated that the bottle had contained gin with water because she did not want people to know that she topped up her drinks. She stated that she did not want people to know that she had an [REDACTED], so she hid it. She described the bottle as being the same one that Individual E had described, and that it had contained gin and lemon. She stated that she “chugged it to stop myself vomiting” and ind