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PhD in Literature

Grad.Dip. in Education (Secondary)

B.A. Arts (Hons)

10 years' secondary teaching experience in Ballarat schools – supporting students across all levels, including VCE English.
7 years' tertiary teaching experience in Education and Literature at Federation University.
Specialist training and experience in Gifted education, Dyslexia, ASD, ADHD and literacy support.
VCE English and English Language tutoring, essay writing, reading, and comprehension skills.

About Dr Caitlin Herington

I am an experienced English tutor based in Ballarat, with a background in VCE English, English Language and literacy development. I bring together strong academic qualifications and more than a decade of local teaching experience to help students build confidence and improve their results.

I hold a PhD in Literature, a Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary) and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours). I have worked in Ballarat schools for 10 years, teaching English and Humanities, and I spent 7 years teaching Education and Literature at Federation University.

I provide tailored English tutoring in Ballarat for students who are developing their skills in reading, writing, comprehension and essay construction. I have specialist training and experience in supporting students with Giftedness, Dyslexia, ASD and twice exceptionality, and I adapt lessons to suit each learner’s needs.

My strongest experience is with VCE English and Year 11 and 12 students who want to strengthen their study habits, prepare for SACs and improve exam performance.

If you are seeking tutoring in Ballarat that blends expertise, patience and practical strategies, I work with students to build the skills they need to succeed.

Selected Publications by Dr Caitlin Herington

"Beyond the Princess, the Priestess and the Galactic Kitchen Sink; Reformulation of Feminine Roles in Certain Works of Lois McMaster Bujold" (2021). Doctoral Thesis.
"You Wish to Have the Curse Reversed? Traditional Narrative Motifs of Gender Reconfigured in Bujold’s Chalion Novels" in Biology and Manners: Essays on the Worlds and Works of Lois McMaster Bujold, Liverpool University Press (2020).
“Mini, Millie, Magid: Unconventional Women in the Works of Diana Wynne Jones” in Diana Wynne Jones, ed. Catherine Butler, Apple Books (2019).
"Would You Like to Violate Rule Nine with Me?" Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction 122 (2015).
Review of Stefan Ekman’s Here Be Dragons: Exploring Fantasy Maps and Settings, Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts 26.1 (2015).
“Beyond the Princess, the Priestess and the Galactic Kitchen Sink; Reformulation of Feminine Roles in Certain Works of Lois McMaster Bujold” presented at World Science Fiction Convention, London (2014).
"You Wish to Have the Curse Reversed?" presented at the Biology and Manners Conference, Anglia University, Cambridge (2014).
"Shakespeare in Context" in Idiom 46.4 (2010).
“Sense & Sensibility” in Idiom 44.01 (2008).
“Three Roads Diverged in the Wood: A Survey of Post-Compulsory Literacy Needs of VCE Students” in Idiom 42 (2006).
“Dungeons & Dragons in the English Classroom” in Idiom 41 (2005).