Struck-off solicitor taught teens under a new name—until a pupil exposed his hidden past
A disgraced solicitor, struck off for serious misconduct, has quietly left a Northamptonshire sixth form college after pupils discovered he had been teaching under a new name.
Rajesh Babajee, who was struck off the solicitors’ roll in 2016 and later disbarred as a barrister, had been working as David Babajee, teaching Business Studies and Health and Social Care BTEC at The Corby Sixth Form College.
But the ruse unravelled when one of his own students exposed him online. Speaking anonymously to RollOnFriday, the pupil claimed:
“i am a current student at Corby sixth form and this rajeesh babjee was my teacher for my a levels… he used the name ‘david babjee’ and he had left 2 weeks ago due to being snitched on.”
The student’s impromptu grammar may raise eyebrows, but their revelation triggered a swift internal probe by the college.
Embed from Getty ImagesIn a statement, the school confirmed Babajee’s departure:
“We can confirm that a teacher from The Corby Sixth Form has left the organisation following an internal investigation,” a spokesperson said.
However, they refused to clarify the exact reason, citing “a private HR matter”.
Pressed further, the spokesperson insisted:
“All of our staff are recruited in line with the Department for Education’s Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance and all complete the required checks before being offered a job.”
But Babajee’s prior disciplinary history is anything but minor.
In 2016, the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal slammed him for what they described as a “masterclass in failure to comply with the basic requirements of practice as a solicitor.”
Among the breaches? Misappropriating £45,000 in client funds after a property transfer, and billing £28,000 in fees for the sale of a house worth just £155,000. The misconduct was so egregious, the Bar Standards Board disbarred him the following year.
At the time of his downfall, Babajee had been lecturing in law at Aberystwyth University’s Mauritius campus. That appointment also ended abruptly once news of his professional expulsion emerged.
Despite the scandal, Babajee resurfaced in the British education system—this time not in law but teaching sixth formers about business and social care.
According to screenshots of his teaching materials obtained by students, only his first name had changed. His surname and academic credentials remained, as did his ease in front of a classroom.
One TikTok post even featured a brief classroom clip, with a student commenting:
“#freeRajesh he didn’t do nun wrong 🙏🙏🙏”
Yet the facts tell a different story.
The Department for Education requires enhanced background checks, including DBS certificates and scrutiny of identity documents. How Babajee secured the position under an altered name remains unclear. The college insists due process was followed, but the situation raises difficult questions about identity fraud, oversight failures, and the vulnerability of students.
Babajee could not be reached for comment. Whether he’ll reappear under a new alias remains to be seen. But for now, one thing is certain—his latest classroom chapter has closed as abruptly as the last.
