Book excerpt: This is a series of three books directly focused on teaching the skills and providing practice for the English end-of-year tests throughout Key Stage 3. Each book is divided into units of three sections, allowing for differentiation and progression. It is a complete supplementary course building on Key Stage 2 models for raising standards. It adopts a keep-it-simple approach covering both skills and practice aiding both specialist and non-specialists. Each textbook has an accompanying teacher resource to provide complete coverage.