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The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has issued a prohibition order against Tatiana Wanietikinia, 38, an East London teacher, following a shocking four-hour tirade captured by CCTV cameras in her classroom at the high-achieving Brampton Manor Academy in Newham. The panel deemed her repeated comments across four different classes in October 2024 to be seriously offensive, derogatory, racist, and misogynistic, leading to a minimum two-year ban from the teaching profession.
The extensive nature of Wanietikinia's misconduct, which stretched across an entire afternoon, brought the welfare of her pupils into serious question. The footage revealed a disturbing pattern of comments, including dangerous advice and unsubstantiated claims, that fell significantly short of the standards expected of any professional educator.
Misogynistic and Offensive Claims
Central to the misconduct was a series of deeply misogynistic statements. Wanietikinia cautioned pupils, particularly male students, that rich men must "be safe about it" as it is "very easy for woman just to grab you... and he raped me." She further asserted that "women will sleep with [men] and then claim they have been raped," minimizing the gravity of sexual assault allegations and potentially fostering a climate of distrust and fear among her students.
Her views extended to marriage and family dynamics, stating that women are inherently attracted to money and will inevitably "like taking your half in the divorce." She also claimed, with a damaging generalization, that women are solely responsible for childcare as "men do not care." Furthermore, Wanietikinia shared graphic anecdotes, including a story about a person who married a prostitute with three children by different fathers, and bizarrely suggested that punching was a superior fighting technique to pulling hair.
Racist Comments and Unfounded Allegations
The panel was particularly concerned by the teacher’s racist and derogatory comments, including the assertion that being pregnant at 18 would result in being "kicked out" if the student came from an "African or Asian family." In a direct reference to race within the classroom, Wanietikinia was recorded saying, "By the way there are not a lot of black people in this room, so I can say it, some men are nice. Not that black men are not nice, [REDACTED] is nice." Such remarks were determined to have a high potential to cause harm and offence, especially within a diverse educational setting like Newham.
The teacher also referenced an unproven, and later dropped, rape probe reportedly linked to French football star Kylian Mbappe. While Wanietikinia's comments suggested the case was a fabrication, the updated facts show that the Swedish investigation was closed without naming Mbappe as a suspect, and his legal team vehemently denied the "completely false and irresponsible" reports circulating in October 2024. Wanietikinia’s bringing up of an unverified celebrity allegation, paired with her cynical views on rape claims, contributed to the TRA panel’s severe judgement.
School Context and Decision
Brampton Manor Academy, where the incidents occurred, is celebrated as one of East London's highest-performing state schools, renowned for its academic rigour and success. The school recently surpassed historic academic benchmarks, outperforming institutions like Eton with exceptional A-Level results, including 250 straight A grades this past summer. This context underscores the school’s dedication to a strict academic and behavioural ethos, making the teacher's lengthy, unchecked verbal misconduct all the more surprising.
The Teaching Regulation Agency panel concluded that the severity and duration of Tatiana Wanietikinia's conduct constituted a serious lapse that betrayed the trust placed in her as a professional. The decision to impose a prohibition order, preventing her from teaching for at least two years, was deemed "proportionate and appropriate," signifying that the public interest in maintaining professional standards and safeguarding pupils decisively outweighed the individual interests of the teacher. The earliest Wanietikinia can apply to have the ban lifted is in late 2027.
