Overview
- The Teaching Regulation Agency published its decision on December 24, striking Rebecca Joynes off immediately and indefinitely.
- A TRA panel said her misconduct brought the profession into disrepute, with decision maker Marc Canvey calling the case particularly serious.
- Joynes was convicted at Manchester Crown Court of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including two committed while in a position of trust.
- She was jailed for six and a half years in July, placed on the Sex Offender Register for life, and made subject to restraining orders protecting both victims.
- Court evidence showed she groomed one 15-year-old with gifts including a £345 Gucci belt and began a sexual relationship with another at 15 that led to a pregnancy, with a victim describing being coerced and controlled.