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The Independent
11 hours ago
- The Independent
Science teacher banned from classroom after telling pupil ‘I'm good at guessing bra sizes'
A teacher who told a pupil he was 'good at guessing sizes' of female bras has been banned from the classroom. Antony Jones, 59, who taught science at Humphry Davy School in Penzance, Cornwall, also created a Facebook Messenger group chat with a former Year 11 physics class to discuss the 'best looking' students at the school. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) tribunal heard that Mr Jones set up the group chat with pupils who had left the school in 2019. In this group chat, he sent a message asking the former students, "So who was the best looking girl in your year?". He then voted in a poll created by one of the students, picking a former pupil with whom he had exchanged several messages in a 'sexually motivated' manner, the panel found. He had asked the student, known as pupil B, to send photographs of herself and sent several inappropriate messages, including: 'You are so photogenic! That translates to being beautiful! Hehe', and 'I thought you looked amazing last night x'. The 59-year-old also offered to take the 16-year-old student out for lunch and coffee. Within this group chat, Mr Jones also joined in on a joke about a former pupil measuring the size of his penis, according to the panel. The panel also found that the science teacher told a student he was 'good at guessing sizes' of female breasts, as well as asking her about her personal life and 'classroom romances'. The panel also found he hugged another student, known as pupil C. He also asked one student, referred to as pupil A, to "Spend some time with your least favourite teacher in a pub doing Maths?… drinks on me". The panel concluded from all of the evidence that Mr Jones has a 'fondness' for pupil B had led to him becoming attracted to her. The TRA said he was pursuing the 'remote prospect of a future sexual relationship' and, therefore, concluded his actions towards pupil B were sexually motivated. About voting in the poll, Mr Jones suggested that asking who was best looking was not necessarily the same thing as asking who was the most sexually attractive. However, the panel concluded the poll was not purely about aesthetics, but involved an element of sexual attractiveness. The TRA also found that in the group chat, Mr Jones 'indulged in sexual jokes and comments about another pupil from their year, as well as another teacher'. In mitigation, the panel found: 'Mr Jones had made admissions to a number of the allegations against him, and expressed a sincere apology and remorse for any pain that he had caused to anyone else by his conduct. 'He had shown some insight into the poor decision making that led to the allegations against him. 'However, the panel remained of the view that when giving evidence, Mr Jones had not shown full insight into his conduct or provided sufficient assurance that it would not be repeated should he find himself in a similar situation in future.' Mr Jones was been banned indefinitely from teaching in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England.
The Independent
a day ago
- The Independent
Disgraced science teacher, 59, set up group chat with pupils to discuss students' bodies
A teacher has been banned from the classroom after setting up a group chat with former pupils to discuss the 'best looking' students at the school. Antony Jones, 59, taught science at Humphry Davy School in Penzance Cornwall, when he created a Facebook Messenger group chat with a former Year 11 physics class. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) tribunal heard that Mr Jones set up the group chat with pupils who had left the school in 2019. In this group chat, he sent a message asking the former students, "So who was the best looking girl in your year?". He then voted in a poll created by one of the students, picking a former pupil with whom he had exchanged several messages in a 'sexually motivated' manner, the panel found. He had asked the student, known as pupil B, to send photographs of herself and sent several inappropriate messages, including: 'You are so photogenic! That translates to being beautiful! Hehe', and 'I thought you looked amazing last night x'. The 59-year-old also offered to take the 16-year-old student out for lunch and coffee. Within this group chat, Mr Jones also joined in on a joke about a former pupil measuring the size of his penis, according to the panel. The panel also found that the science teacher told a student he was 'good at guessing sizes' of female breasts, as well as asking her about her personal life and 'classroom romances'. The panel also found he hugged another student, known as pupil C. He also asked one student, referred to as pupil A, to "Spend some time with your least favourite teacher in a pub doing Maths?… drinks on me". The panel concluded from all of the evidence that Mr Jones has a 'fondness' for pupil B had led to him becoming attracted to her. The TRA said he was pursuing the 'remote prospect of a future sexual relationship' and, therefore, concluded his actions towards pupil B were sexually motivated. About voting in the poll, Mr Jones suggested that asking who was best looking was not necessarily the same thing as asking who was the most sexually attractive. However, the panel concluded the poll was not purely about aesthetics, but involved an element of sexual attractiveness. The TRA also found that in the group chat, Mr Jones 'indulged in sexual jokes and comments about another pupil from their year, as well as another teacher'. In mitigation, the panel found: 'Mr Jones had made admissions to a number of the allegations against him, and expressed a sincere apology and remorse for any pain that he had caused to anyone else by his conduct. 'He had shown some insight into the poor decision making that led to the allegations against him. 'However, the panel remained of the view that when giving evidence, Mr Jones had not shown full insight into his conduct or provided sufficient assurance that it would not be repeated should he find himself in a similar situation in future.' Mr Jones was been banned indefinitely from teaching in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or children's home in England.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Boy in 12-hour drum marathon for cancer charities
A Cornish boy has carried out a 12-hour drum marathon to raise money for local cancer charities. Jack, 11, started drumming at Humphry Davy School in Penzance at 07:00 GMT on Wednesday and he raised £2,879 for two cancer charities. Jack's mother, Dawn, is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and he wanted to raise money for the Sunrise Centre and the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity that have helped her through her treatment. His music teacher said: "What a great example to people going through a difficult time to put some positive energy into it." Ms Cooper said: "It has been a long five months of chemotherapy, the good news is my last round is a week today but the treatment has really affected our family. "I was speechless when he came up with the idea, so proud of him. To turn something that can be seen as quite negative for our family into something positive is just great. "All of the staff at The Royal Cornwall Hospital are amazing." Jack said: "It's been a tough few months but drumming is my happy place and it's really helped me so this seemed like a good idea." Jack's efforts have even attracted a good luck message from a genuine rock star. The drummer from The Kooks Alexis Nunez said in a video message: "I think what you're doing is fantastic and I wish you all the best, you're such an amazing person. "I did 12 hours during the pandemic for the NHS. You're going to smash it dude. Well done!" Listen to Jack during his 12-hour drumathon for charity The music teacher at Humphry Davy School, Matt Street, said four of the school bands had performed alongside Jack to support him. "It's really inspiring because of what he's doing to support his mum but also most of our students will know someone who's had a cancer diagnosis so it's inspiring that he's stepped up like this," he said. "It's really exciting, we're playing a lot of Jack's favourite band, Tool, and things are really ramping up." Jack has raised £1,490 for the Sunrise Centre, which forms part of the oncology department at the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust and £1,389 for the Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity, which aims to provide small comforts for people going through cancer treatment. Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Cornwall's dedicated cancer centre marks 20 years Hospital's new women and children unit delayed Surgeon aims to bring robotic surgery to Cornwall Royal Cornwall Hospitals Charity
