For professionals
A clear, safe way to signpost a parent to In Your Corner.
Schools, SENCOs, GPs, social workers and other professionals can help families find us without transferring sensitive family information before consent and case acceptance exist.
Who we support
Parents and carers in Kent & Medway seeking advocacy around a child or young person's SEND, education access, neurodevelopmental pathway or selected NHS/public-service issue.
No diagnosis required
A parent can contact us before an autism/ADHD diagnosis or other formal diagnosis exists.
No EHCP required
Parents can ask for help before an EHCP exists and before the issue becomes a formal complaint.
What we do
- Review relevant decisions and correspondence.
- Organise evidence and chronology.
- Help parents identify focused questions and realistic outcomes.
- Support correspondence, review and complaint preparation.
- Communicate with organisations where the parent has given appropriate authority.
- Track unanswered questions and escalation routes.
What we do not provide
Professional evidence
Once a parent has engaged and appropriate authority exists, relevant professional evidence can be extremely helpful. Good evidence explains functional impact and professional opinion; it does not need to become advocacy on the parent's behalf.
See our professional-evidence checklistData protection
If you want to know whether our service might fit, give the parent our details. If the parent later opens a case and authorises contact, we can agree how relevant evidence should be exchanged.
Safeguarding
In Your Corner does not replace statutory safeguarding arrangements. If your concern requires a safeguarding referral or urgent statutory action, use the appropriate safeguarding route rather than waiting for advocacy contact.