diff --git a/doc/en/_templates/globaltoc.html b/doc/en/_templates/globaltoc.html
index 5fc1ea13e..25666d8db 100644
--- a/doc/en/_templates/globaltoc.html
+++ b/doc/en/_templates/globaltoc.html
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <ul>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('index') }}">Home</a></li>
-  <li><a href="{{ pathto('getting-started') }}">Install</a></li>
+  <li><a href="{{ pathto('getting-started') }}">Get started</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('contents') }}">Contents</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('reference') }}">API Reference</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('example/index') }}">Examples</a></li>
diff --git a/doc/en/getting-started.rst b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
index 28fd862cf..fad682554 100644
--- a/doc/en/getting-started.rst
+++ b/doc/en/getting-started.rst
@@ -1,22 +1,14 @@
-Installation and Getting Started
+Get Started
 ===================================
 
-**Pythons**: Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, PyPy3
-
-**Platforms**: Linux and Windows
-
-**PyPI package name**: `pytest <https://pypi.org/project/pytest/>`_
-
-**Documentation as PDF**: `download latest <https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/pytest/latest/pytest.pdf>`_
-
-``pytest`` is a framework that makes building simple and scalable tests easy. Tests are expressive and readable—no boilerplate code required. Get started in minutes with a small unit test or complex functional test for your application or library.
-
 .. _`getstarted`:
 .. _`installation`:
 
 Install ``pytest``
 ----------------------------------------
 
+``pytest`` requires: Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
+
 1. Run the following command in your command line:
 
 .. code-block:: bash
@@ -35,7 +27,7 @@ Install ``pytest``
 Create your first test
 ----------------------------------------------------------
 
-Create a simple test function with just four lines of code:
+Create a new file called ``test_sample.py``, containing a function, and a test:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -47,7 +39,7 @@ Create a simple test function with just four lines of code:
     def test_answer():
         assert func(3) == 5
 
-That’s it. You can now execute the test function:
+The test
 
 .. code-block:: pytest
 
diff --git a/doc/en/index.rst b/doc/en/index.rst
index cfe3a271e..5060d9720 100644
--- a/doc/en/index.rst
+++ b/doc/en/index.rst
@@ -13,10 +13,19 @@ pytest: helps you write better programs
 
 .. module:: pytest
 
-The ``pytest`` framework makes it easy to write small tests, yet
-scales to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries.
+The ``pytest`` framework makes it easy to write small, readable tests, and can
+scale to support complex functional testing for applications and libraries.
 
-An example of a simple test:
+
+**Pythons**: ``pytest`` requires: Python 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, or PyPy3.
+
+**PyPI package name**: `pytest <https://pypi.org/project/pytest/>`_
+
+**Documentation as PDF**: `download latest <https://media.readthedocs.org/pdf/pytest/latest/pytest.pdf>`_
+
+
+A quick example
+---------------
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
@@ -56,7 +65,7 @@ To execute it:
     ============================ 1 failed in 0.12s =============================
 
 Due to ``pytest``'s detailed assertion introspection, only plain ``assert`` statements are used.
-See :ref:`Getting Started <getstarted>` for more examples.
+See :ref:`Get started <getstarted>` for a basic introduction to using pytest.
 
 
 Features