ABOUT AB TUTORING

MISSION STATEMENT

The concept of Aunty Bev/AB Tutoring is to assist students/clients at all levels of education and ensure student/client leave better than they came in. We always aim to provide the best means of educating our students/clients in their chosen subject matter and that ensure the best results in day to day class participation and preparation for local and international school and certification examinations. There is a need for supplementary teaching and examination preparation practices to raise the pass rates and overall standard of education in Jamaica and the Caribbean. Aunty Bev/AB Tutoring will be an institution that guarantees improved grades for all students/clients in their traditional educational curriculum and aid in preparing any student for internal and external examinations. Our overall mission is to make learning enjoyable, affordable, and convenient to all parties that we serve.

VISION

To provide exceptional teaching and tutoring practices to all our students/clients while helping building individuals for the working world and society. WE MAKE LEARNINIG EASY AS A-B-T!

INSPIRATION

Aunty Bev/AB Tutoring was inspired by its namesake Beverley Wilson Atkinson or familiarly known as Aunty Bev who was an educator for 40 years. She studied primarily Geography and Geology but was able to teach any subject matter for both primary and secondary educational levels. She ensured that all her students not only were competent in what was being taught but made the learning experience easy and fun. AB Tutoring aim to follow her example and maintain a high standard to properly satisfy the needs of all our students/clients by providing excellent teaching/tutoring which is affordable and convenient for all parties we service. Our staff are qualified with years of tutoring/teaching and very competent in the subject matter that they handle. As a family founded company, we stay true to the roots of the woman who inspired the creation of the institution and aim to continue her impactful legacy.

Layne Atkinson is passionate about teaching and the general development of people through education. Driven by this passion, he set forth on creating an innovative educational solution for students at all levels to ensure “no one can be left behind”. Layne has demonstrated his commitment to the general education process as he hosts an Annual “back-to-school” treat of the students in a local inner-city community providing more than 100 students at various levels with financial support and school materials to support their annual studies. He also acts in the capacity of mentor for many of these students up to the tertiary level. Layne received his Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science from the University of the West Indies and is also a CFA Charterholder. He has spent the last 12 years working in the Education industry, covering all level of schooling (primary, secondary, tertiary), with a focus on Mathematics and Economics. He has been a successful tutor and boast a 95% pass rate, with majority of his students performing in the top tier of the grading scale. Currently, Layne works as a Risk professional in the financial industry, where he manages and monitors financial risk for entities in the English Caribbean Region. Layne also provides data analytic support to the various business lines which helps to drive the decision-making process across the Region.

Mr. Leighton Atkinson has 10 years of teaching/tutoring experience in Mathematics for both primary and secondary educational levels. Leighton also tutored Biology, Chemistry and Physics for 8 years for educational levels of Grades 7 to 10 and pre-university levels. He holds an 100% pass rate for all his pupils with grades no lower than Grade 2 for CXC/CSEC examinations and Grade 3 upwards to Grade 1 for CAPE examinations. Leighton studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Technology with a minor in Telecommunications. He was previously employed at Caribbean sports cable provider SportsMax limited for 8 years in the roles of SportsMax Zone Producer, ISSA Schoolboy Football OB (Outside Broadcast) Producer for CEEN TV, TV and Promotional Content Producer & Video Editor while also acting in the role of Sports News Producer for CEEN TV.