Meet our Global Learning Specialists!

Craig Thompson

Learning Specialist – United Kingdom & EMEA

Craig has over 20 years of experience in education as a primary school teacher, deputy head and Digital Learning Specialist. Throughout his career, Craig has helped schools, trusts and local authorities to develop and realize their vision for education technology.  

Whether supporting individual schools, large scale 1:1 iPad deployments as an Apple Professional Learning (APL) Specialist, or working with trainee teachers at Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education, Craig understands that effective staff training, coaching and mentoring is key to ensuring conditions are right for technology to support all pupils in achieving their potential.

Hannah Croskery

Learning Specialist – United Kingdom & EMEA

Hannah Croskery is an Apple Distinguished Educator and member Showbie’s Learning Specialist team supporting trust-wide deployments of educational technology. Hannah is the former Deputy Head of Dalton St. Mary’s CoE Primary School located in the UK.

Rachel Smith

Learning Specialist – United Kingdom & EMEA

Rachel Smith, part of Showbie’s Learning Specialist team, comes from an extensive background in teaching with more than 24 years of experience in the classroom.

As a trained language teacher, Rachel developed her use of technology in the classroom to support teaching and learning. Rachel is both Apple Distinguished Educator and APLS.

Elin A. Hofstad

Learning Specialist – Nordics

Elin has a background as a teacher and has several years of experience working in Norwegian schools. Elin has APLS certification and is studying part-time on a master’s program in digital learning design.

Over the last number of years, Elin has been developing and delivering training and professional development to kindergartens, schools and adult education centres in the Nordics. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, an APL Specialist and an ISTE Certified Educator.