Glasgow teacher handed two-year teaching ban after parents discover explicit OnlyFans account

A Glasgow teacher has been banned from the profession for two years after creating an OnlyFans account and posting explicit pictures.

Kirsty Buchan received numerous complaints from parents and resigned from her position as a physics teacher at Bannerman High School in Baillieston in December 2022.

A General Teaching Council hearing took place between June 9 and June 12, which the former teacher did not attend. It is alleged that between 2022 and 2023, she set up an OnlyFans page.

She is also accused of failing to ensure that her profile could not be accessed by any member of the public, including those under 18, without them needing to log in or subscribe to OnlyFans.

The regulatory body stated that Ms Buchan failed to take “steps to prevent herself being identifiable” and she made references to her career as a teacher in her account bio.

The GTC determined her actions brought “the teaching profession into disrepute.”

The physics teacher, who claimed to have made £60,000 in one month on the site, admitted she “knew the risks” but joined the site as her “son and bills come first”.

“We all need to take responsibility,” Kirsty previously told GMB. “Of course I knew the risks, I’m a mum at the end of the day – my son comes first, my bills come first.

“I spoke to my son before doing it. He’s 14 now, going on 30, so I knew there was a risk involved.

“I used a different name, I’ve got my moniker Jessica Jackrabbit, I put a wig on and loads of make-up that didn’t look like me.

“I didn’t think I would be caught, I didn’t think I would be famous.”

The head teacher of Bannerman High stated she was approached at the school gates by S5 and S6 pupils who told her to “look out for Jessica Jackrabbit”.

Staff also approached the head teacher. The next day, a pupil’s parent sent an email with photos from the OnlyFans site of Ms Buchan in lingerie and topless.

Kirsty, who had taught at Bannerman High for six years, said the pupils never made rude comments or jokes to her face when her pictures were exposed.

She added: “I worked hard to get respect from them and build a positive relationship.

“It would be harder to build a good relationship with new pupils but the ones I already worked hard to build a relationship with, I’ve still got that bond with them to this day.”

When she was asked by GMB presenter Richard Madley what the reaction was throughout the school, she added: “All support. I’ve had messages even this morning from all my old colleagues, and all the school kids still support me to this day.”

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “This teacher is no longer an employee of Glasgow City Council.

“The teacher was under investigation prior to resigning following the widespread distribution of wholly inappropriate and pornographic images.

“The council has a code of conduct that all employees should adhere to and a teacher who has actively pursued a second income on this type of website brings their school, the council and their profession into disrepute.

“We referred the details of our investigation to the General Teaching Council (GTC).”