Traditionally we have sought to learn about safeguarding children and young people by focusing on the things that went wrong and subsequently trying to put them right. Using appreciative inquiry in case reviews allows us to ask generative open questions about what works, as well as what might and should be different in the future. This presentation will look at how Newcastle City Council, through its Local Safeguarding Children Board has developed a rigorous and inclusive learning inquiry process. Through case examples the presentation will explore how valuable the approach has been, by moving away from blame, enabling participants to challenge themselves, one another and the systems around them in constructive ways. This further generates new ideas about ways to strengthen multi-agency safeguarding arrangements. (Newcastle Children’s Social Care, UK)