The disgraced teacher who slept with two of her pupils skipped work events and never interacted with colleagues on a “personal level”, her trial was told. Rebecca Joynes, 30, was convicted last week of sleeping with children, one of whom she became pregnant by. The trial heard how Joynes abused her position as a "nice" and "fit" teacher, and sickeningly had sex with two teenage boys, named 'Boy A' and 'Boy B', who had crushes on her.
The scandal has triggered a ‘toxic’ environment at the secondary school in Greater Manchester , where “distraught” staff members say the teachers are no longer trusted because of her actions. One said: “They completely stopped trusting us.” Despite enjoying good relationships with her colleagues, she is said to have never attended work events or interacted with colleagues “on a personal level”.
Joynes kept a pink baby hat at her side during the trial ( Image: Steve Allen) An ex-staff member said: “Rebecca never joined. Even the near-retiring teachers would have had a drink.” Instead, Joynes was spotted chatting with female students about fashion during break time and “strutting” down the corridors while they cheered her on.
The teachers said with hindsight, this kind of behaviour was “over-friendly”. Joynes was suspended in October 2021 after a report to Childline that she had sex with a 15-year-old pupil, who she bought a £345 Gucci belt for before taking him back to her apartment to have sex. The maths teacher t.