On my contents page I have used the same picture, but cropped it to fit down the side margin, this is to link the front cover with the contents page. Also I have used the same college colours on my contents page, firstly to link the two but mainly to keep the same idea and to be recognized as a school magazine. 

On the contents page I have put the page numbers and then put next to it a description of whats on the page(s). Then next to that there is a picture taken from that page, so then they know that the page(s) are about.