Once a parent/carer has visited Red Oaks Complex Needs Special Resource Provision (SRP) and decided that they would like their child to join this provision, they need to indicate their preference to the Special Educational Needs Resourcing and Assessment Panel (SENRAP) via the accepted channels. We recommend that parents/carers visit a variety of provisions prior to this stage. If SENRAP agree that Red Oaks Complex Needs Provision is an appropriate provision, and if there are spaces, a request will be made to Red Oaks asking if we feel that we can effectively meet the child's needs.

At this stage we will arrange to observe the child, preferably in their current setting, consider any paperwork received and liaise with any relevant professionals currently involved. We will then indicate whether we feel we can meet the child's needs within our current resources and SENRAP make the decision as to whether they are awarded a place within the provision (subject to successful induction visit(s)).