Award winner has a way with words

Tuesday 24th November 2009, 3:00PM GMT.

Robert Le Masurier

JERSEYMAN Robert Le Masurier has been named as Britain’s leading teacher of British sign language at a national awards ceremony.

Mr Le Masurier, who works with all age-groups, is the only qualified teacher of both level one and level two certificates for BSL in the Island.

He was given the prestigious award at a ceremony in London organised by the charity Signature, which promotes excellence in communication with deaf and blind people.

Signature chief executive Jim Edwards said that the teacher of the year category had had many high-quality nominations for the award. Picking a shortlist had been hard work, he added, and selecting a winner had been even more difficult.

Mr Edwards said: ‘Robert really stood out for his numerous achievements in Jersey and the extent to which he goes out of his way to bridge the communication gap between deaf and hearing people in the Island.’