diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Controller.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Controller.kt
index 7d6f95e..40ad8bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Controller.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Controller.kt
@@ -189,6 +189,18 @@ class Controller {
             )
         )
     }
+
+    @PostMapping("/observations/csv")
+    fun getObservationsCsvDump(@Valid @RequestBody observationsRequest: ObservationsRequest): String? {
+        val data = getObservations(observationsRequest)
+        if(data.isEmpty()) return null
+        val builder = StringBuilder(data[0].csvHeaderString())
+        data.forEach {
+            builder.append('\n')
+            builder.append(it.toCsvFormat())
+        }
+        return builder.toString()
+    }
 }
 
 data class AverageData(
diff --git a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Entity.kt b/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Entity.kt
index a18fb62..3ce80db 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Entity.kt
+++ b/backend/src/main/kotlin/uk/co/neviyn/observationdatabase/Entity.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import javax.persistence.ManyToMany
 import javax.persistence.ManyToOne
 import javax.persistence.OneToMany
 import javax.persistence.Table
+import kotlin.math.round
 
 /**
  * Defines a location at which observations occur.
@@ -95,7 +96,45 @@ data class Observation(
     val tutors: Set<Tutor>,
     @ManyToMany
     val persons: Set<Person>
-)
+) {
+    fun csvHeaderString(): String {
+        return "Ob ID,Observerfull,Observer,obDate,Title,Type,Department,Station,Station Focus,Scores-Monitoring,Scores-Control Procedural," +
+            "Scores-Control,Scores-Conservatism,Scores-Teamwork Comms,Scores-Teamwork Leadership,Scores-Teamwork Workload,\"Scores-Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes\"," +
+            "Strengths-Monitoring,Strengths-Control Procedural,Strengths-Control,Strengths-Conservatism,Strengths-Teamwork Comms," +
+            "Strengths-Teamwork Leadership,Strengths-Teamwork Workload,\"Strengths-Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes\"," +
+            "Develop-Monitoring,Develop-Control Procedural,Develop-Control,Develop-Conservatism,Develop-Teamwork Comms," +
+            "Develop-Teamwork Leadership,Develop-Teamwork Workload,\"Develop-Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes\""
+    }
+    fun toCsvFormat(): String {
+        return ",,${tutors.elementAt(0).name},$date,\"$observed\",\"Training\",\"Performance Improvement - Training\",\"${site.name}\",\"N/A\"," +
+            "${roundScore(monitoring)},${roundScore(controlProcedural)},${roundScore(control)}," +
+            "${roundScore(conservatism)},${roundScore(teamworkCommunications)},${roundScore(teamworkLeadership)}," +
+            "${roundScore(teamworkWorkload)},${roundScore(knowledge)},\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.MONITORING)}\"," +
+            "\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.CONTROL_PROCEDURAL)}\",\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.CONTROL)}\",\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.CONSERVATISM)}\"," +
+            "\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_COMMUNICATIONS)}\",\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_LEADERSHIP)}\"," +
+            "\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_WORKLOAD)}\",\"${getStrengths(RatingCategory.KNOWLEDGE)}\"," +
+            "\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.MONITORING)}\",\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.CONTROL_PROCEDURAL)}\"," +
+            "\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.CONTROL)}\",\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.CONSERVATISM)}\"," +
+            "\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_COMMUNICATIONS)}\",\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_LEADERSHIP)}\"," +
+            "\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.TEAMWORK_WORKLOAD)}\",\"${getImprovements(RatingCategory.KNOWLEDGE)}\""
+    }
+
+    private fun getStrengths(category: RatingCategory): String{
+        return entries.asSequence().filter { it.type == category }.map{ it.strengths }.joinToString()
+    }
+
+    private fun getImprovements(category: RatingCategory): String{
+        return entries.asSequence().filter { it.type == category }.map{ it.improvements }.joinToString()
+    }
+
+    private fun roundScore(input: Double?): String {
+        if (input != null) {
+            return round(input).toString()
+        }
+        return ""
+    }
+}
+
 
 /**
  * Entry giving specific details on observation performance for a tutor defined constraint.