REBECCA JOYNES — GREATER MANCHESTER

❌ REBECCA JOYNES — GREATER MANCHESTER ❌

Former Teacher Jailed for Sexual Offences Against Pupils

A former secondary school teacher from Greater Manchester has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of multiple sexual offences involving pupils at the school where she worked. The convictions stem from conduct that took place over a period of time while she held a position of trust with students. 

Rebecca Joynes, aged 30 (born 30 December 1993) and formerly of Waterman Walk, Salford, appeared at Manchester Crown Court in July 2024 after a trial. A jury found her guilty of six offences of sexual activity with a child, including four counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust. 

Prosecutors established that Joynes had used her role as a high school maths teacher to form inappropriate relationships with two pupils, both of whom were 15 years old when first contacted. 
• In the first case, she initiated contact with the boy and took him to her home, where they engaged in sexual activity.
• While on bail in relation to the first offence and subject to conditions not to contact minors, she then began a second inappropriate relationship with another pupil of similar age.
• That relationship continued and resulted in Joynes becoming pregnant, with her child later taken into care following her arrest and conviction. 

Both boys were attending the school where Joynes taught at the time, giving the case a heightened element of abuse of trust and professional responsibility. 

In July 2024, Joynes was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for the offences. She was also ordered to remain on the sex offenders register for life, and the court imposed a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for 10 years, as well as restraining orders in relation to both victims. 

In late 2025, a professional misconduct panel confirmed that Joynes is permanently banned from teaching, concluding that her actions constituted “unacceptable conduct” and had seriously damaged public confidence in the education profession.

Officials involved in the prosecution and review have emphasised that individuals in positions of trust — especially in educational roles — must be held to rigorous standards to protect children. The court’s sentence and the professional prohibition reflect the gravity of exploiting a role of authority to abuse pupils.