1. Anna Burke
Tel: 020 8643 0966 Mob: 07706 140943
Email: ecoanna@btinternet.com
Experienced educator, facilitator and coach with a background in teaching, welfare-
to-work and offender rehabilitation welfare-to-work . Successful track record in
social enterprise at senior management level but has also ‘walked the walk’ and
education and employment Experienced social entrepreneur, facilitator and coach
with a background in third sector enterprise. Heart and soul belongs to fighting
social exclusion, but has also ‘walked the walk’ and understands the pitfalls.
Extensive experience in social business and mentoring, with a range of practical
skills and experience to aid individuals and organisations.
Achievements
 Establishing Drop the Tag as a new way of delivering training and consultancy
 Transforming a local government department (Eco-Actif Services CIC) into a
vibrant and successful Social Enterprise specialising in addiction and mental
health and securing funding of £750,00 per year
 As a non-executive Director of Reformed Eastbourne CIC, guiding a small
Social Enterprise towards self-sufficiency, securing current funding of
c£150,00 per year within two years of start-up.
 Writing and developing accredited qualifications in Mental Health Awareness
and Information, Advice and Guidance and Alcohol Awareness, /Drugs
Awareness and ensuring Direct Status for my organisation
 Delivering accredited L2 Mentoring and Advice and Guidance qualifications –
training 250 + mentors with a 97% retention/pass rate
 Responsible for Internal Quality Assurance in Advice and Guidance,
Mentoring and Mental Health Awareness
 Project managing a successful Young Londoners behavioural and mental
health project, working with schools, parents and Youth Offending teams to
provide peer mentoring, behavioural workshops and parent/carer support
 Devising and project managing an LDA funded Advice and Guidance
programme, working in partnership with St Giles Trust to train 120 IAG
professionals
 Project managing Progress to Work, - a highly successful DWP funded
employability and progression programme for ex-offenders and recovering
addicts
 Developing partnership work with drugs agencies, Welfare to Work providers,
colleges and employers
Work Experience
Drop the Tag: July 2012 – Present
Partner: Developed Drop the Tag with partners as a new form of training partnership,
sourcing funding to deliver high quality opportunities to disadvantaged people.

2. Developing partnerships with local colleges, Probation Services, Welfare to Work
Providers and employers. Delivering training and Internal Quality Assurance in
accredited mentoring, Advice and Guidance, and employability related courses,
together with consultancy work with partner organistions. Consultancy work includes:
 Social Enterprise start up and growth
 Leadership and Governance
 Organisational change and development
 Fund raising/bid writing
 Business writing
 Coaching and mentoring
 Project Management
 Facilitating accreditations – e.g. Social Enterprise Mark, Matrix
 Managing Partnerships and external relations
 Events and workshop facilitations
Eco-Actif Services CIC: February 2006 – July 2012
As one of the founding Directors of Eco-Actif took a small Council department and
developed it into a thriving Social Enterprise helping the most disadvantaged in
society. Raised £750,000 in extra funding and achieved accreditation for Eco-Actif’s
educational activities. Devised and project managed a number of highly innovative
approaches to offender rehabilitation for both adult and young offenders.
 Teacher Observations
 Supporting IAG learners through qualifications
 Delivery of employment support to prisoners
Eco-Actif Services CIC – Training and Development Manager – January 2002 –
February 2006
Project managed a number of successful initiatives in a Council run department;
including Estate based work with lone parents, New Deal initiatives and ESF funded
projects including training ex-offenders. Successfully re-created Eco-Actif as a Social
Enterprise - one of the first Local Authority spin-offs.
SCOLA – 2000-2002
Head of Centre for a busy Adult Community College
NESCOT – 1999-2000
New Deal and Training Manager – running a number of educational activities,
apprenticeships and pre-employment courses for disadvantaged adults and young
people.
Jobcentre Plus (then Employment Service) 1991-1999
Undertook a variety of activities including introducing the Southwark Employment
Zone whilst Partnership Manager for Southwark, and running a busy inner city
Jobcentre.

3. Education, Qualifications and Training
 Level 4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Practices (2016)
 City and Guilds 7307/7407 Teaching Certificate
 Prince 2 Project Management
 Open University – English Literature (4 years of 6-year degree course)
 Advice and Guidance (IAG) Level 3
 Numerous training courses in Motivational Interviewing, drugs and alcohol
awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Media training etc.
 Accredited Train the Trainer for Reed/NCFE Employability courses
Memberships – Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Volunteer Roles – Non-Executive Director of Reformed Eastbourne CIC; Honorary
Secretary of Manor Park Friends Group; Mentoring of ex-offenders; Appropriate
Adult for children and young people in the criminal justice system.
References available on request