PE teacher nearly caught with schoolboy lover by senior staff member, court hears A 16-year-old pupil has told a court how he was nearly caught slapping PE teacher Bronwen James on the bottom by a member of the Senior Leadership Team at Bitterne Park School in Southampton, as her trial for sexual activity with a child continues at Winchester Crown Court. A 16-year-old pupil at Bitterne Park School in Southampton told a court that he was nearly caught slapping a female PE teacher on the bottom by a senior member of staff during their alleged sexual relationship. The GCSE student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, gave evidence at Winchester Crown Court where 30-year-old Bronwen James is on trial accused of four counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust, charges she denies. The boy described how the pair were alone together on school grounds after he helped her put away PE equipment, and said that moments after he slapped her on the bottom, a member of the school's Senior Leadership Team walked around the corner.The teacher had to quickly compose herself to avoid being discovered. He also told the court that he had comforted James after she came to school crying following a breakup with her boyfriend, describing how she sought him out for emotional support during what the prosecution describes as a sexually charged relationship.The boy claimed that James had been flirtatious with him during lessons and that they had progressed from kissing in her car to having sex at her home on up to four occasions. He said she would pick him up so they could be intimate together and that they organised their meetings using Snapchat. He told jurors that they watched Wimbledon together on one occasion and that he liked calling her miss because he believed it was her little fantasy.He described one encounter at her house in detail, saying that they had been relaxing on the sofa together with her dog, before things progressed and they had sex upstairs. He also claimed that she told him she loved him and that she wanted to move away with him, saying that at the time he felt overwhelmed and considered it the experience to be a teenage boy's dream, although he later reflected that the relationship felt like grooming.During cross-examination, defence barrister Heather Stangoe challenged the boy on apparent inconsistencies in his account, particularly regarding details about watching Wimbledon. The boy acknowledged that some details may be wrong because the events took place a long time ago. He also explained his repeated use of the phrase I think during his police interview, saying that it reflected his nervousness rather than uncertainty and insisted he was positive the sexual activity had taken place.James claims that the boy was put up by another pupil to make the allegations against her. The trial continues