Class Act

Subscribe to Crime X+ today.Enjoy a sneak peak into another series from the team behind Class Act. Episode one is here for your listening pleasure. Andrea spent two years following two competing real-life Ace Venturas, who dedicate their lives

Lesson 6: How to pass the test

Jun 1st, 2021 27m 38s

Lennie faces court for his deceits, and in his corner are the countless students he mentored and inspired. In this final episode of Class Act we ask the question, were his crimes victimless? And in the wash up of Neil Lennie's career, can his c

Lesson 5: How to rise from the ashes

May 25th, 2021 20m 48s

By the time Neil Lennie's new-age school had been shuttered, he'd already moved on to his next venture. But the lies from his past were beginning to catch up, and it wasn't long before the police came knocking.Read the full investigation. G

Lesson 4: How to burn a bridge

May 18th, 2021 23m 16s

After being sent packing from the school he created, Neil Lennie watches from a distance as the college crumbles and the authorities move in to shut it down.Behind the glowing facade Lennie had built was one of the worst schools the state had

Lesson 3: How to succeed in business without really lying

May 11th, 2021 21m 7s

Not content with the hallowed halls of some of Melbourne's most prestigious private schools, Neil Lennie decided to go it alone. And while he continued to inspire in the classroom, cracks were beginning to show.Read the full investigation. Go

Lesson 2: How to win friends - and enemies

May 4th, 2021 27m 52s

Neil Lennie's rise through the teaching ranks was swift. And while his students adored him, some of his colleagues told different tales.Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/classact or download the Herald Sun app r

Lesson 1: How to tell a little lie

Apr 27th, 2021 18m 54s

Neil Lennie had everything going for him, a dashing, inspirational teacher loved by students and respected by his peers. But Lennie's career was built on a little lie that would be his undoing.Read the full investigation. Go to: https://www.h

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Mar 31st, 2021 38s

Class Act is the Herald Sun's investigation into what could be education's biggest con. The story of one man and his rise through the ranks of elite schools in Melbourne, based on nothing but a lie. You can listen to Class Act and read the inve

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