Overview
- Panel chair Phil Thompson said the Teaching Regulation Agency found Rebecca Joynes’ behaviour brought the profession into disrepute, triggering consideration of a prohibition order.
- TRA counsel Shirley Duckworth called the convictions “of the utmost severity,” citing grooming, abuse of a position of trust and Joynes’ refusal to engage with the process.
- Evidence outlined included buying a 15-year-old a £345 Gucci belt before sex at her Salford flat, deleting phone contents during the inquiry and offending against a second pupil while on bail.
- Victim statements described coercion, control and severe emotional impact, with one pupil saying he would “forever be Rebecca’s victim” due to the child she bore.
- Joynes is serving six-and-a-half years, is subject to lifetime sex offender notification and restraining orders, and any prohibition decision will be issued by the Secretary of State in the coming days.