A former maths teacher has been banned from teaching for life after being convicted of sexually abusing two teenage pupils at a Manchester school. Rebecca Joynes, 32, was jailed for six and a half years after being found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, including offences committed while she was on police bail. One victim described being groomed, controlled, and mentally abused, with the judge condemning Joynes for exploiting her position of trust.
A Teaching Regulation Agency panel ruled that her actions caused profound and lasting harm to the boys and showed a complete lack of remorse. Joynes, who became pregnant with one victim’s child, was struck off permanently, with officials warning she posed a continued risk to pupils due to the seriousness and repeated nature of her misconduct.
