As a team, our aim is to help get the best out of our Service Children to ensure they have a great start in life, equipping them with tools for the future.
Community and Service Lead
Gosport Community Hub
02392 616017
I’m Lesley Ure, your Community and Service Lead. My role is to ensure that our school remains deeply connected with our local community and that students and families receive the support they need to thrive.
What I Do:
Get in Touch: lure@kgahampshire.uk
I’m here to support you and your family. Feel free to reach out with any questions, ideas, or concerns. Together, we can make a difference in our community.
Thank you for being part of our King’s Academy Brune Park family.
Warm regards,
Lesley Ure
Community and Service Lead
Gosport Community Hub
Service Children and Families Coordinator
Over the last 20 years my career has seen me working in Education from Early years settings, Primary schools though to Secondary School. I have lots of experience working with SEND and through my work roles have given support and guidance to families in and around their local community.
Being a Military wife and family myself I have a full understanding of Military life and all of the ups and downs, struggles and excitement this can bring with it.
Here within Kings Group Academies it is my responsibility to offer support and guidance to our Service Children, their Families and the Wider Community. Providing an environment where Children and Families feel supported and will be able to access resources. Supporting Families by signposting to appropriate agencies or charities making sure their needs are met.
If you have any questions or would like support then please contact me by sending an email to: crutherford@kgahampshire.uk
The KGA Service Community Facebook group is a brilliant platform to meet new friends and catch up with people who you already know in the community. It’s also a good place to keep up-to-date with events and activities.
Please remember to answer the question and agree to the rules, then you’ll be in!
This is a 10-week Nurturing Programme that focuses on supporting parents/ carers across a wide range of parenting challenges, rather than modifying specific features of child behaviour, and is described as a cognitive relational approach that incorporates some behavioural elements. The emphasis is on empathy non-blaming communication. It focuses mostly on helping parents to understand thoughts, feelings and emotions (of both parents/ carers and children) and on the quality of the relations between the child and parents/ carers. Please complete this referral form after discussing with the parents/ carers and they will be added to the expression of interest list https://forms.gle/GJytHp6KBsdBEJFu6, or contact lure@kgahampshire.uk for further details.
We have a group of Service Children who have put themselves forward to be Service Ambassadors. The Service Ambassadors meet regularly and work together to make change. They are involved in meetings in school, transition sessions and evenings, online meetings with other professionals sharing their views and experiences.
The Service Ambassadors can be seen at events and activities wearing their Purple t shirts and Jackets.
The Service Community Youth Club is held at Gosport Community Hub approximately every other Wednesday (term time only) Posters with dates, more information and times are available on the Community Hub facebook page and the Community Hub Website.
https://www.facebook.com/GosportCommunityHub
We aim to support you to understand Teenager development, ways of managing conflict and to learn problem solving strategies. Please complete the link, if you wish to attend. https://forms.gle/KKui8JG12cvBPUWP9 Contact Lesley Ure lure@kgahampshire.uk for further information.
Managing a family can be amazing, but occasionally we could all do with some additional support. If you feel that this would benefit you and your family, then please complete this referral form https://forms.gle/58WFY3Zeyps58cac8
If you feel your child would benefit from 1-2-1 well-being support in school and it doesn’t involve ELSA (as this is a different referral process through the Year Teams), please complete this referral form once you have discussed it with your child forms.gle/RUNkdjB9R85f6Lxs9
If you have any questions regarding Service support or are needing any advice please do not hesitate to contact Claire Rutherford Service Children and Families Coordinator on crutherford@kgahampshire.uk
We often request that families provide us with feedback to enable us to continually review the support that is provided to our service families across the secondary phase of the KGA. If you wish to give us some feedback then please complete this form: Service Families Feedback Form
Relate offer free counselling for Service Families, please see the links below for more information:
The “Forces Connect” app is designed to link users to organisations offering help and support across a wide range of services. The free app is aimed at the entire armed forces community – serving personnel, reservists, veterans and their families – as well as frontline public services staff.
