Macbook 13" with Retina inc upgrade to I7 or Macbook 15" with Retina? Both 256GB Flash Storage

Hi all,
Thanks for reading!
My title explains it all really. My budget is the basic 15" Macbook Pro with Retina or the Top Spec 13" Macbook Pro with Retina including an upgrade to I7, not I5.
I'm a teacher and will use it largely for work, this includes a heavy use of word processing, slide creation, browsing and emails etc...
I'll also use Sibelius (a composing software) and possibly Logic in time.
I can also envisage me doing more photography over the next few years and would enjoy basic editing...
I obviously need to transport it to and from work every day for use in the classroom.
Any advice would be gratefully received!!!
Thanks so much

Go with the 15".
You'll definitely appreciate the larger screen, and the processor is a lot better (the 13" has only dual-core, while the 15" is quad-core). The 15" also includes both integrated and discrete graphics, and the discrete will be better able to power the retina display, compared to just integrated graphics on the 13".
I have the base model of the 15", and there's no way I'd ever trade it for a 13", even one fully upgraded.

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