Tom, the best of best teachers
Tom Cosford is Kareem’s teacher at St. Nicholas state school in Oxford.
Tom is simply amazing. He is highly professional, patient and understanding. However,
you may assess a teacher, I am sure Tom will score the highest! He understands Kareem’s character and needs
and knows how to deal with him in his best and worst modes and behaviours.
Tom knows how to include Kareem in the class
learning and activities. Tom was instrumental in enabling Kareem to participate
in the class trip staying for a whole week without his parents.
Tom and St Nicolas school are a great example of how to
integrate children with special needs in school learning and activities so that
they can achieve the maximum of their potential. I hope that other children are in schools with great staff like St. Nicolas: the headmistress, the teachers, the teaching assistants, and all the team.
Tom was on Oxford Radio news this morning. Kareem and his mum went to the BBC Studio and surprised him! Here is the interview with Tom and Kareem’s
mother- the first few seconds of the news.
And here is Kareem having fun at the BBC Oxford studio.
