At Key Stage Three, particular focus is placed upon developing pupils’ ability to read fiction and non-fiction texts for meaning, to write for a variety of purposes and in different styles and to become effective communicators. These skills are developed through the teaching of a range of topics including: Advertising and the Media, Poetry, Prose, Persuasive and Instructional Writing, Texts from Other Cultures, Descriptive Writing, Persuasive Writing, Drama Texts and Shakespeare. Year 7 8 and 9 English topics are devised based on the requirements of the National Curriculum and the National Frame work for English.