Conceptual by design.
Collaborative by nature.
Connected by practice.
Professional learning and curriculum partnership for schools that want coherent, sustainable improvement.
Mission
ASJ Learning was founded to support educators and learning-focused organisations in designing professional learning and curriculum work that is intentional, coherent and grounded in practice.
Drawing on over two decades of classroom teaching, curriculum leadership, and work across the IB ecosystem, my work is shaped by a deep belief in the power of conceptual thinking to drive meaningful and transferable learning.
Rather than offering quick fixes or one-size-fits-all solutions, I partner with schools and organisations to develop approaches that are responsive to their context and sustainable over time. My work is inherently collaborative: it is built through dialogue, shared inquiry and a commitment to learning with educators, not simply delivering ideas to them.
Vision
At the heart of ASJ Learning is a focus on connection — between theory and practice, intention and implementation, individual expertise and collective capacity.
Through evidence-informed design and long-term partnerships, I aim to support learning experiences that genuinely improve practice and strengthen professional communities, one conversation and one school at a time.
Services
Professional learning and curriculum partnerships
Choose the support you need, from deep workshops to long term partnership. Every collaboration is shaped by your context, your questions, and a commitment to sustainable improvement.
Concept-Based Curriculum and Instruction for the Thinking Classroom
A facilitated workshop experience that takes educators beyond activities and into deep engagement with concept based pedagogy. Designed for teams ready to grapple with complex ideas, challenge assumptions, and co construct shared understanding of how conceptual thinking develops.
Professional Development and Training
Inquiry led professional learning shaped around your questions, context, and goals. Sessions can focus on concept based curriculum design, inquiry as stance, project based and interdisciplinary learning, authentic assessment, and literacy and writing.
Curriculum Design Partnership
Collaborative curriculum design support for new programmes or refreshed provision. We work together on conceptual anchors, inquiry framing, and assessment design, building your team’s capacity to design, implement, and improve over time.
Accreditation, Evaluation and Inspection Support
Practical guidance that frames accreditation and inspection as reflective growth rather than compliance. Support can include timelines, documentation, and staff learning that strengthens practice without overwhelming your community.
Testimonials
Feedback from educators and school leaders.
“Angela is an inspiring educator and workshop leader with strong expertise across MYP and DP. She combines deep understanding of concept based and inquiry driven learning with practical classroom application. Her advice is clear, grounded, and realistic for busy teachers. People leave with the knowledge and confidence to implement new practices straight away.”
Justine Oliver, IB Educator
“Angela delivered an engaging, high impact session on concept based teaching for our English department. She made the ideas clear and immediately usable, linking theory to concrete strategies and tools. Her approachable style prompted thoughtful discussion and helped us plan with greater intention. We left energised and ready to put the learning into practice.”
Karen Herschleb, Head of English, Southbank International School
“Working with Angela was excellent. She tailored a full day concept based instruction workshop to our school, communicating clearly in advance and responding to our priorities. Staff found her inspiring, thorough, and highly practical, with valuable one to one support during the day and afterwards. As a colleague put it, the best professional development in years.”
Kristen Pollard, IBMYP and IBDP English Language and Literature Teacher, former MYP Coordinator, International School Eindhoven
“Angela delivered a focused and practical session with our English team, offering clear ways to build a purposeful, creative, and inspiring curriculum. Her insights were relevant, actionable, and well judged for our context. The session strengthened our thinking and gave us next steps we could use immediately. I would happily invite her back to lead further development.”
Nicholas Bruce, Deputy Headteacher, Teaching and Learning, The International School of The Hague
RESOURCES
From ideas to practice
A growing collection of insights, free resources, and practical tools to support curriculum design, pedagogy, and leadership, grounded in conceptually driven learning.
Latest Insights
Embracing the process: rethinking curriculum coordination
For the first time in several years, I am not beginning the academic year in a school. Although it is admittedly a little bittersweet not to be planning my first lessons or decorating my classroom right now, I am also enjoying this “reset” and the chance to focus on…
Synergising IB ATT & ATL
Consider this Part 2 of my recent post on the IB Approaches to Teaching (ATT). This time, I am reflecting on how our practices as teachers directly impact student learning. I decided to look to the ATLs for this and wondered if I could map the ATLs against the ATTs….