Mary Rimington obituary

My mother, Mary Rimington, who has died of pancreatic cancer aged 65, was deputy principal of City and Islington College, in north London, where she was one of a team of people that found new ways of helping disadvantaged adults gain university places.

Mary had a key role in setting up one of the first access courses in Britain at City and Islington, which enabled students who had returned to education to get the qualifications needed to attain a university place. Her commitment to education also led her to found, in 1999, the first Teaching and Learning Unit in the country, which aimed to help staff develop their teaching skills, bolster training and support student services.