Audience: This magazines target audience is the students I think this because the Duke of Edinburgh award is displayed on the front. This is something students participate in therefore would be of their interest. Furthermore, images have been used as another source of displaying information which parents would be less interested by. On the other hand, it would be relevant to parents as they would want their children to get involved in extra curriculum activities.

Text: The front cover space has been used successfully by the text, it is split up into different sections, appealing to students as it’s easier to read. The main story takes up most of the front page, this is unusual for a front cover as they are normally found inside. This could be seen as a negative as it makes the front page too complicated. However, on the left hand side there is a list of other stories found also in this issue, this is successful because it encourages readers to look inside.

Masthead: This magazine’s mastheads is written horizontally up the left hand side of the front cover. This is different from typical school magazine covers, using the space more efficiently. It is in a formal font displaying a professional approach, being large and yellow it makes it stand out and the colour links with the schools colour scheme

Main Image: The main photo of this front cover is of students taking part in the duke of Edinburgh award, this is relevant to this issues main story and gives students an idea of what is involved in the award without having to read anything. Furthermore, the photo is merged in with the background colour making the cover more professional. Also the school logo stands out at the top of the page, again the yellow is incorporated in the rest of the page, in the other images and there borders.

This cover is different from others I’ve seen, they’ve use the space as much as possible to include lots of information.