School magazine: Image Research

I found two pictures with just one school child in it to compare so that I could make further decisions about how I would photograph my front cover.

Background
I prefer the second woodland type background as I believe this represents the school in a better way as a woodland is associated with health and goodness therefore associating the school with this. I think the image would be more appropriate for a magazine cover if a tree trunk was not featured as this distracts the reader.
Person
I would prefer if the model was wearing a school related outfit either a school  unifrom or a sixth form outfit, this would make the model more appropriate for he front of a school magazines.
I like the first image where the model is looking away from the camera, as this is a more natural shot.