A former teacher has been convicted of sexual offences against three of her students.

Bronwen James, 30, of Chippenham, Wiltshire, was today found guilty at Winchester Crown Court of three counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, relating to a 16-year-old male student.

James had earlier pleaded guilty to five counts of sexual activity with a child, two counts of sexual communication with a child, and one count of making an indecent photograph of a child, relating to two female students, aged 13 and 14 at the time.

James abused her position as a teacher by engaging in sexual communications with a 13-year-old female student at a Hampshire school. The offending later progressed into a sexual relationship when the girl was 14.

James then pursued a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student at the same school, telling him that she loved him and wanted him to move away with her.

James subsequently moved to a different school in Wiltshire, where she engaged in a sexual relationship with another 14-year-old female student.

James was arrested in August 2023 and went on to commit further offences against one of the students while on bail.

The Crown Prosecution Service built a strong case based on the accounts of the victims, together with digital evidence including messages and communications between James and those she abused. This evidence was central to securing both her guilty pleas and today's conviction.

Bethany Adams, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "Bronwen James was trusted to educate and protect children. Instead, she used that trust to groom and sexually abuse three students.

"James manipulated her victims with calculated precision, exploiting her position of authority to isolate them and normalise the abuse. This was not a lapse in judgement; it was a sustained pattern of predatory behaviour against children in her care.

"The courage shown by James's victims in coming forward has been instrumental in securing this conviction. I hope it gives them, and their families, some measure of justice."

James will be sentenced at a later date.