Social Care Inspector
Caroline Bertram
Active in published reports from Apr 2019 to May 2026.
Inspections
72
As lead
56
78% of visits
Last 12 months
3
Remits
2
Other 1 · Social care 71
Grades given vs. national, last 5 years
Social care32 graded by Caroline
Caroline
National
| Outstanding | 22% | 12% | +10 |
| Good | 66% | 68% | -2 |
| Requires improvement to be good | 13% | 15% | -2 |
| Inadequate | 0% | 6% | -6 |
Inspections by year
Writing style
From 44 reports, each compared with reports of the same type that got the same grade. Language only: it says nothing about the judgements themselves.
Caroline Bertram's reports read in line with others with the same grade (warmer than 36% of inspectors).
more criticaltypicalwarmer
- Tone vs peers
- −4
- Length
- +15%
- Next steps
- 6.1
- per report
- Hedged
- 4%
- of sentences
Topics that come up most in their reports
Staff development 76%Leadership & governance 75%Records & policies 63%Progress & outcomes 61%Safeguarding 49%Care & placements 46%Behaviour 43%Parents & families 39%
Area grades (report cards and judgements)
Helped and protected44
Leadership and management45
All inspections (72)
- Report
- Good
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Adoption Matters13 Jan 2023 ·Social care· Cheshire West and Chester· very positive tone· Mandy Williams, Caroline Bertram, Evelyn Chafota +1Outstanding
- Good
- Assurance
- Assurance
- Capstone Foster Care11 Nov 2022 ·Social care· Rochdale· very positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Pauline Yates, Sarah OldhamOutstanding
- Good
- Caritas Care30 Sept 2022 ·Social care· Preston· positive tone· Pauline Yates, Caroline Bertram, Jessica HigginsonGood
- Outstanding
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Good
- Good
- RI to be good
- RI to be good
- Good
- Outstanding
Show all 72 inspections
- Good
- Good
- Outstanding
- Outstanding
- Inspection
- Fusion Fostering North West21 Jan 2022 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· very positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Sarah OldhamGood
- Good
- Good
- Good
- Foster Careline3 Dec 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Cheshire West and Chester· positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Rosemary ChapmanGood
- Good
- Parallel Parents5 Nov 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Stockport· very positive tone· Mandy Williams, Caroline Bertram, Dawn Parton +1Outstanding
- RI to be good
- Acorn House (Fostering Services)17 Sept 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Oldham· mixed tone· Jacqueline Georghiou, Caroline BertramGood
- Olive Branch Fostering Ltd27 Aug 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Lancashire· positive tone· Caroline Bertram, Mandy WilliamsGood
- Good
- Good
- The Fostering Team9 Jul 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Stockport· positive tone· Marina Tully, Caroline BertramGood
- By the Bridge North West25 Jun 2021 ·Independent Fostering Services· Cheshire East· mostly positive tone· Pauline Yates, Caroline Bertram, Sarah OldhamGood
- Good
- Monitoring visit
- RI to be good
- Good
- Inadequate
- Good
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