Revealed: Every Victorian teacher who has been banned for life

Hundreds of Victorian educators are in the process of being investigated by the state’s regulator — and more than 150 have been banned from teaching for life. Here’s who is on the list.

Six new disciplinary investigations into Victorian teachers are started every day, with 1700 educators currently being probed by the education regulator.

The Victorian Institute of Teaching’s (VIT) first ever public quarterly reports show that from October to December 2024, there were 548 incoming cases and 483 finalised cases. In the first quarter of 2025, there were 579 incoming cases and 615 finalised cases.

The VIT also released data on the 1767 professional conduct investigations underway, with 846 of them actively being pursued and 921 awaiting information from a third party such as the police or the Department of Education.

In addition, there are 127 cases where a decision has been made but a teacher is being monitored with conditions placed on their registration.

It comes as the VIT’s Register of Disciplinary Action shows there are 18 teachers under interim suspension.

There are more than 150 on the list of actions banned for life.

Included are well-known offenders such as Monique Ooms, who in 2023 controversially avoided jail time after admitting to having sex with her teenage student.

The list also includes Trevor Spurritt, the Camberwell Grammar maths teacher who was found guilty of nine indecent assaults against boys under the age of 16 before being acquitted on appeal in 2021.

Monique Ooms leaves the Court of Appeals. Picture: Luis Enrique Ascui

Diane Brimble is also named, following her twisted infatuation with a 10-year-old boy in 2014. She tattooed the child’s name on her chest and was found guilty of engaging in an indecent act with a child.

Timothy Cordova, the former teacher who posed as a teen girl online to receive sexually explicit materials from minors, is also banned from working as a teacher after being convicted in 2022.

Former Camberwell Grammar School teacher Trevor Spurritt. Picture: AAP

Martin Fletcher, chief executive of the VIT said his organisation was “focused on improving our time frames for making regulatory decisions for child safety”.

“We’ve seen a continued rise in mandatory reports. People are speaking up, and that’s critical for child safety.

We take our role seriously. We’re not just responding to reports — we’re actively shaping a culture where child safety is embedded in every aspect of teaching,” he said.

Diane Brimble was found guilty of engaging in an indecent act with a child.

It comes as the regulator has come under criticism for lengthy delays in dealing with disciplinary matters, with some cases taking years to be resolved.

Since Mr Fletcher’s appointment, the VIT has increased staffing in the professional conduct branch, moved to close low-level matters faster and commissioned an independent review of their processes.

Opposition education spokeswoman Jess Wilson said: “Under the Allan Labor government, the Victorian Institute of Teaching has too often failed to take the timely and decisive action needed to keep students safe”.

“The safety and wellbeing of students is paramount, and Victoria needs a watchdog that is up to the task of ensuring the highest possible standard of teacher conduct,” she said.

Originally published as Revealed: Every Victorian teacher who has been banned for life