Rafiqul Islam, 34, confessed his feelings to 'Pupil A' in a message sent via Instagram in 2022 while he was working at Friern Barnet School in north London. Mr Islam said in his message: "It wasn’t the normal type of love, but the Edward Cullen type of love." In extracts of his Instagram message, Mr Islam said: “At the beginning of July last year I developed a crush on you. He has now been banned from teaching indefinitely in any school, sixth-form college, relevant youth accommodation, or children's home in England. The TRA panel acknowledged the distress caused to the student.