Is a teacher job becoming one of the most stressful career choices a graduate can make? The personal rewards offered by classroom work often draw people to the teaching profession, with many educators describing the job as a vocation, however, are constant government cuts making the job much more difficult than it used to be?

According to a Secret Teacher blog in the Guardian, teachers are now asked to do a variety of diverse roles within their working day.

"In one day we not only teach, we manage behaviour, plan lessons, assess learning, counsel students, carry out first aid, reply to a long list of emails, write reports, tidy classrooms, create resources, mark books and create displays - the list is endless," the anonymous blogger writes. 

They argue that something needs to be done soon to stop the people most suited to teaching from taking their skills elsewhere - something that would not only be detrimental to the education system, but the country's future itself. As the country turns the fiscal corner and emerges into a period of growth, graduates may start to find they they have more job opportunities and it is vital that the teaching profession retains its ability to attract top talent.

It is a message that both the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers have been delivering for sometime and has been backed up with nationwide industrial action.

The Secret Teacher states that people in the profession must stick together and support each other wherever possible. "A simple 'well done' or 'we appreciate all your hard work' can go really far, even for teachers," they add.

If you are currently looking for a teaching job, how do you feel about the changes that have been taking place while you have been studying?