My mother, Diana Chambers, who has died aged 80 after a short illness, was first and foremost an inspiring educator, committed to ensuring that all her pupils (especially girls) achieved their potential at the secondary schools she worked at.
Diana graduated in French from Birmingham University, before qualifying as a teacher at St Peter’s College, Saltley. At university, she met Peter Chambers, a postgraduate sociologist, from Manchester and they married in 1962.
