A female PE teacher today denied having sex with children – but admitted having sexual communication with one child.
Bronwen James appeared at a crown court and pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing two girls and a boy.
The 29-year-old PE teacher is accused of having sex with the three children over a four-year period.
However, James admitted one count of engaging in sexual communication with a girl under 16.
James appeared for a plea hearing today at Salisbury Crown Court.
She pleaded not guilty to a total of 11 offences.
A trial date has been set for April 27 next year at Winchester Crown Court.
Wiltshire Police previously said that James taught PE at Hardenhuish School in Chippenham and Bitterne Park School in Southampton.
James, who appeared in the dock wearing a cream waistcoat and matching trousers, spoke only to confirm her name, date of birth, and to enter her pleas.
James pleaded not guilty to six offences of sexual activity with a child, relating to two girls under the age of 16.
The former teacher, from Chippenham, also pleaded not guilty to four counts of sexual activity with a boy while in a position of trust.
James pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual communication with a girl between 2019 and 2021.
She denied another charge of engaging in sexual communication with another girl.
The alleged offences took place between 2019 and 2023 in Titchfield and Fareham in Hampshire, as well as in Chippenham and in Alton, Staffordshire.
James was granted conditional bail and is not allowed to contact the three alleged victims directly or indirectly or have unsupervised contact with any child under 16.
Concluding the hearing, Judge Christopher Parker told her: ‘Ms James, the trial in this case is going to take place at Winchester Crown Court on the 27th of April next year.’
James has also been charged with making an indecent photograph of a child, namely a category C – which is the least serious category.
She will enter her plea for this charge at a later date.