âA misguided sense of vocationâ: Teacher who inspired was hired on lies Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement A man who faked his teaching qualifications for decades, climbing his way up to become principal of one of Melbourneâs most prestigious private schools, spoke out in defence of teachers working in unqualified areas four years after he was charged for teaching while unregistered. In a letter to The Age in 2019, Neil Lennie jumped to the defence of those teaching outside their areas of specialty, known in the profession as âout of fieldâ teachers.