Dr Zoe Dunn has been headmistress of UCS Pre-Prep since Sept. 2015. Prior to that, she founded Rimon, a free school in Golders Green, and taught extensively in both the state and independent sectors. What is driving the changes at UCS Pre-Prep? Up to now we have been a co-ed school with a main entry at 3+ until 7. From Sept. 2018 we will admit only boys at 4+ via a playdate assessment. The changes are due to a combination of the school market outside changing, with more and more girls leaving at 4+, and our closer integration within the UCS Foundation. Because the UCS Junior and Senior Schools are boys’ schools, more boys were applying at the Pre-Prep, so it’s a natural evolution. Losing the nursery provision was a sad impact of single sex but will allow us to revolutionise the school space we have and build a bespoke science/technology/art room. One of our strengths is specialist...