Paedo teacher faces lifetime ban after sleeping with boys | UK | News
A pedophile jailed for sleeping with two students faces a permanent ban from teaching for life. Rebecca Joynes, 31, cried sentenced to six and a half years in prison -most Manchester Crown Court on July 4 last year.
Joynes, formerly of Thingwall, Wirral, was convicted of six counts of sexual activity with a child. Crimes related to two boys he met at school as part of his job Greater Manchester. The boys cannot be named due to their ages.
A professional misconduct hearing on Thursday (December 4) found him guilty of “unacceptable behaviour”. This means Joynes could be permanently banned from teaching.
Panel members heard Joynes refused to attend the hearing, which was heard remotely and had no one present to represent him. Manchester Evening News.
Shirley Duckworth, speaking on behalf of the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA), said Joynes’ convictions were extremely serious.
He said Joynes was guilty of breach of trust in relation to one of his victims, identified at the hearing as Student A. Ms Duckworth stated that the trial judge observed a “significant” difference between the ages of Joynes and Student A.
The agency’s representative said the crimes against the second boy, referred to as Student B, were marked by grooming and abuse of trust.
He noted that Joynes’ offenses against Student B were carried out while he was on bail for offenses relating to Student A.
Joynes was fired from her job teaching maths for gross misconduct in July 2022 after her first court appearance.
Ms Duckworth told the panel that paternity was assigned to Student B after Joynes gave birth to his child.
The panel heard Joynes manipulated Student B by buying him a £345 Gucci belt, leaving the boy feeling deceived by a teacher he should have trusted.
Panel chairman Phil Thompson said Joynes’ behavior was “unacceptable behavior” and “brings the profession into disrepute”.
Ms Duckworth said it was necessary and proportionate for the panel to recommend to Education Minister Bridget Phillipson that Joynes be permanently banned from returning to education.
The panel discussed the proposal privately. Mr Thompson said it would be a few days before the Education Minister made his decision public.
