Designed for trainee teachers completing their Diploma in Education & Training (DET) or similar courses, this handbook provides support with preparing for, and succeeding in, assessed classroom observations. Breaking down the mandatory observation criteria to explore what is really being looked for, as well as providing an array of tips, ideas and strategies that will allow trainee teachers to maximise their opportunities for success, this book is produced with the trainee in mind. Drawing on a range of experiences, 'Surviving the Classroom Observation' explores the requirements of the Professional Standards for Teachers, and how they manifest as criteria in the formally assessed observations. This book tackles these criteria through the categories of planning, learning and assessment. Packed with reflective points for personal consideration, case studies to digest and Reality Checks to link to your own professional delivery, this is the ideal book for anyone starting, or already embarked upon, their teacher training journey.