PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
I’m Anne Osborne, an international educator. I help international primary schools strengthen the connections between what they intend students to learn, how learning unfolds through inquiry, and how it is assessed and communicated to families.
I offer curriculum and documentation review, workshops and team facilitation, and support for family-school partnerships. We begin with your school’s questions and identify where clearer expectations, shared understanding or practical refinement would help.
Led by Anne Osborne, Professional Learning and School Development Specialist
For international primary schools
Inquiry & transdisciplinary learning
Multilingual learning communities
ExploreThe person behind Foster Concepts
As a teacher and school leader, I’ve experienced planning discussions where considerable time goes into piecing together expectations from separate documents and systems. I know the care, creativity and professional thinking teachers bring, and how important it is for the school’s structures to support that work.
I founded Foster Concepts to help schools strengthen those connections. I believe clear expectations should give teachers direction and support their professional judgement, creating space to develop meaningful inquiry and respond thoughtfully to learners.
I bring experience in teaching, language coordination, leadership and professional learning to this work, alongside your team’s knowledge of its school and community.
My work brings together professional experience, relevant educational research and current curriculum and programme guidance. For schools offering the PYP, this includes guidance from the International Baccalaureate. I consider these sources alongside your school’s priorities, classroom evidence and the perspectives of its community.
I founded Foster Concepts to help schools strengthen those connections. I believe clear expectations should give teachers direction and support their professional judgement, creating space to develop meaningful inquiry and respond thoughtfully to learners.
Meet Anne and explore my experienceThree ways to work together
Review your school’s documentation, work with staff on classroom practice, or build understanding with families.
01 / Review & refine
Your school may want to make learning progressions clearer, strengthen connections across subjects or examine how curriculum expectations inform planning, assessment and reporting.
clear findings, agreed priorities and practical revisions where needed.
Explore curriculum review02 / Work with staff
Your team may be exploring learning progressions, interpreting assessment evidence or developing a shared understanding of inquiry and subject learning.
focused professional learning and agreed next steps that teachers can take into their practice.
Explore workshops and facilitation03 / Include the community
Families may have questions about inquiry, curriculum, assessment or how learning develops through the school. Their experiences and perspectives can also help the school understand where greater clarity would be useful.
clearer explanations of learning, opportunities to hear families’ perspectives and practical next steps for school-home dialogue.
Explore family-school partnershipsHow we work together
Support shaped around your school’s strategic priorities, context and capacity.
I bring experienced educational judgement, an independent perspective and dedicated support to help your team examine evidence, build shared understanding and turn agreed priorities into practice.
I write about the questions behind my work, including learning progressions, curriculum, assessment and family-school partnerships.
Read my articlesLet’s talk
Tell me what your team is exploring, where connections feel difficult or what you would like to strengthen.
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