The document discusses research conducted through questionnaires given to 15-18 year old students about a potential school magazine. 10 questionnaires were completed, with most respondents being male, aged 16, and not regularly reading other magazines. The majority would pay £1-£1.99 for the magazine and preferred it being published either monthly or weekly. Overall, most felt a school magazine would be useful.

2. As part of my research I have handed out questionnaires to people
in and around sixth from to get some views and opinions about a
school magazine. I asked in total 8 questions about how old the
person is, there gender and what they would think a school
magazine is useful and what they would like to see in it. I have 6
completed copies of my questionnaire filled in by students and some
have given similar and different research.
Target audience
My target audience for my magazine is students between the age of
15-18 who are still thinking of what they want to do when they leave
school and do A-levels. My questionnaire has been answered by
people in this age range so I can get an idea of what sort of this can
be included in the magazine and what's relevant for a sixth from
magazine.

3. I asked a few people in person about the possibility of a
school magazine and they said …
‘ It will encourage more pupils and students to read, as
well as learning about the school. I would personally buy
a magazine as it will keep me up to date with school
events.’
Alex ,16
‘ I think the idea of a school magazine sounds like a
good idea, and I would buy one if they were published.
However I think they may struggle to sell as pupils and
students may not be interested in reading about school
and spending money on a magazine.’
Daryl, 17

4. Text is big at the The text is in bright
top of the page orange to show that
and in bold the pupils at the
writing to make it school are ‘bright’
stand out to the and that its is a
reader. friendly and happy
environment.
Girl in centre of the
page is smiling Plain, white
showing she is background which
happy to be at makes the girl in
school the centre of the
page and the other
text stand out. Also
with a plain
background it
The student has a shows the school is
book to show she professional and
is ready and serious about there
determined to pupils success.
learn so people
might think that
pupils are
motivated to learn.

7. I got 10 copies of my questionnaire Out of my sample of 10 people 70%
filled in and from my sample of of the people who completed the
people 100% were in year 12 and questionnaire were male and 30 %
0% in year 13. were female this shows more males
answered the questionnaire than
females.

8. Out of the 10 people I asked I wanted to find out in my research how
80% were 16, 20% were 17 and much time 16-18 year olds spent
nobody was 18. This suggests reading magazines. 60 % never read
that everyone in my sample are magazines, 40 % read magazines 1-3
in the first year of sixth form or times a week and 0% read magazines
college and this magazine is everyday or 3 or more times a week.
appropriate for them.

9. I wanted to know how much people in I wanted to know how often a sixth
sixth form or college are willing to pay form or college magazine should
for a school magazine. From my be published. From my research I
research 30% would pay £0-£0.99, found out 40% would like to see
60% would pay £1-£1.99, 10 would the magazine published every
pay £2-£4 and 0% would pay over £4, week, 20% every 2 weeks and
This shows the majority would pay 40% every month. From this I
between £0-£1.99 for a school established that either every week
magazine. or every month is the best time to
publish a college magazine.

10. Finally in my questionnaire I wanted to find out whether my
target audience though a college magazine would be useful
or not. From my research I found out that 60% think a college
magazine would be useful and 40% think it wont be useful.
From this I gathered that the majority would think a college
magazine would be useful.

11. From my research there was 6 males and 4 females
that completed the questionnaire. Every student that
completed the questionnaire was in year 12 and 2
people were 17 and 8 were 16.
Out of the 10 people I asked 6 people never read
magazines and 4 people read magazines about 1-3
times a week. 7 of the students were willing to pay
£1-£1.99, 2 would pay £0-£0.99 and one person
would pay £2-£4.
I also asked how often would you like a magazine to
be published, and 4 people said every week, 4
people said every month and 2 people said every 2
weeks.