She teaches pre-service teachers a general course on learning theory and effective teaching strategies, as well as a specific course on teaching mixed-grade classes. Her supervision of post-graduate students includes many research projects in the field of gifted and talented education. Linley’s main research is carried out in different types of mixed-grade class — composite, multi-grade, staged, and multi-age. One of her interests is the suitability of these classes for gifted and talented students. She has been Co-Editor of TalentEd since 1997, first with Stan Bailey and then with Peter Merrotsy. In connection with this role, she and Stan previously designed and taught an online course to talented school students. Linley’s publications prior to 2006/2007 were published under the name Linley Lloyd. She can be contacted by email at: linley.cornish at une.edu.au