Preliminary Project - Feature Articles on Front Page

On the cover of 'The Next Step' will be various subtitles to attract the readers, along with a one-line information sentence. This is in order to inform the students what sort of relatable topics will be written about inside, so they can decide whether or not to read about it. I asked 20 different students what sort of titles they'd like to see on a magazine cover for them, and these were the most common:

• Fashion adivce
• Alternatives to Uni
• Advice for uni
• Apprenticeships
• Career advice
• Whether or not their course is for them at A-Level or College
• Exam stress - time management, when to and not to relax, revision tips etc.

As a result of this, my magazine will include some of the following titles:

• Revision Do's and Don'ts
• How To Manage Your Time
• Have You Found The Right Course?
• Dr. Green of Oxford shares his career's advice
• Apprenticeship Madness - what do you want?
• Alternatives to Uni 
• Fashion Tips and Staying Social

I have picked these as there are a wide variety of different subjects which students can choose from, all which are daily thoughts and/or struggles for students, for example, alternatives to university- not every student wants to go, and there aren't any obvious alternatives for them, besides full-time employment. This will reassure the students that there's something bringing attention to topics such as this.

I included 'advice' from a 'university professor' on the front page as it gives off the impression that the magazine has hold of professional advice from experienced names, hence Oxford University. Students trust top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge etc. and so this would interest and reassure the readers that the advice they're reading isn't made-up or ineffective towards their education and revision.

Students tend to worry most about exams and everything that comes with it - revision, stress management, how to manage your time effectively, etc. so with the familiar thoughts on the front cover of a college/sixth form magazine, they'd know that they're not alone and want to read more about how to overcome these obstacles.