A teacher who was struck off for his inappropriate behaviour admitted he broke rules but insisted he should not have been sacked amid an outpouring of support from his former pupils.

Richard Wyn Jones, an English teacher who was sacked in August 2010 from Raynes Park High School, said his sexual comments in the classroom amounted to pornographic references used informally and in GCSE lesson plans.

Jones was banned from teaching by the General Teaching Council’s (GTC) professional conduct committee after finding him guilty of making the comments and for inappropriate relationships with two female pupils.

On his publically viewable Facebook page, Jones published a lengthy defence of his conduct and contradicted some of the findings of the GTC, the professional teaching body for England.

Wyn Jones said: “You can’t get sacked without breaking at least some rules and you can’t get sacked unless the ‘school’ wants you sacked.

"I did break some rules and, in a later instalment, you will be able to judge whether or not I should actually have been sacked.

He explained: “If I had to be absent from school for a meeting or when I was occasionally ill, on my return the class would ask ‘Where were you Sir?...’ I would often reply ‘Ah, shooting another porn film’.

“The class would laugh rather than blush and cringe.

"For some reason, I don’t know why, they didn’t seem to think anyone would employ me.”

He went on to explain how another lesson about how to structure a letter led him into trouble.

He said: “In this lesson, I wrote a letter on the white board to get their attention and to teach the structure [of a letter]….

“'Dear Director, My name is Wyn Jones and I would like to apply to be in your new porn film. I hope you can take the time to read my letter carefully. I feel that I certainly have the physique needed and I have a great deal of experience. Thank you for reading and I look forward to hearing from you.'”

Jones explained he refused to attend the two-day GTC hearing on December 1 and 2 because he had “had enough” after 14 months of fighting his dismissal by the school’s former headteacher, Ian Newman.

He said: “I had retired from teaching after being sacked, was drawing my pension, had a new business and never wanted to work for another headteacher again.”

Commenting on our website, a former pupil named Courtney said: “I am so upset with what has been said about him, he’s [sic] was one of the best English teachers ever.

“He was never like that and always helped out the students with there [sic] course work. So angry that he has been let go.”

Another ex-pupil, who identified themselves as “Legohead”, said: “He was an amazing teacher who actually cared whether his pupils succeeded and reached their full potential.

“When I was in attendance, this trait was somewhat hit and miss with the rest of the teaching staff.”


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