Marg McLeod

As project director of the national support services team, Marg leads CORE’s contract for the New Zealand Ministry of Education's ICT Professional Development Clusters programme (ICT PD). With experience in successful school leadership and a variety of ICT initiatives Marg brings a wealth of expertise to the ICT PD clusters.

Marg has been interested in ICT and how it impacts on student learning for many years. As an English teacher in the 1980’s she researched the effects of word processing on student writing. In 1991 she helped deliver the first Ministry of Education contract in ICT professional development, moving computers across the curriculum in both primary and secondary schools in Nelson and Marlborough. 

In her most recent role as Principal of Wellington Girls College, Marg has implemented change management for 21st century learning, emanating from the development of media rich environments and the examination of the impact they make. This experience has further reinforced her belief in the important role of senior managerial leadership in embedding changes in teacher practice. She is also keen to see school leaders move the education paradigm to a much more personalised approach.

At home in Wellington, Marg enjoys swimming, her husband’s amazing knowledge of trivia, her entertaining and curious cat, Jess, and her two sons, Matt and Jono (when he’s home for university holidays). Good food and wine, dry wit, good company, and a first class murder mystery on TV help Marg to relax, unwind and idle away some precious time.