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It is not uncommon for school children to become ill at school or have an accident in the playground.

After all, a bit of rough and tumble during the lunch break is part of growing up and there is always a supervisor on hand to sort things out if it gets out of hand.

It appears though that there are more instances of teachers becoming ill or getting hurt at their place or work, in what has seemingly become a more stressful occupation.

Of course we have read about some horrific incidents in recent years of mass murders at school sites, with ex pupils returning to exact revenge on teachers and students alike.

For example a 17 year old went on the rampage at a school in Germany earlier this year, killing nine pupils and three teachers before taking his own life.

Other incidents have occurred in the United States and other countries with differing levels of consequence over the past decade as well.

These thankfully are rare cases but the reported cases of teachers being abused in the class room are definitely on the rise.

It was reported on the BBC earlier in the year that forty percent of teachers in the UK have encountered verbal or physical aggression from parents or guardians of their pupils.

A quarter of the 1,000 teachers surveyed said they had been attacked by a pupil, and surprisingly many of these were children under 11 years old.

It isn't just British teachers experiencing such challenges in schools as even the Middle East has experienced difficulties.

A teacher in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia was attacked by an angry parent with a bottle, leaving him with small injuries and a visit to the local hospital.

Bullying also is no longer an issue between pupils as it seems teachers are subject to bullying via the web, with pupils using networking sites and videos to discredit their teachers.

Sadly it means many teachers are leaving the profession as they can't stand the aggravation any more, with many believing it has become much worse in the past five to ten years.

One teacher in London told the Evening Standard newspaper that social breakdown was to blame for creating a generation of "unteachable children."

The teacher of 21 years wished to remain anonymous whilst explaining how she had the classroom door shoved in her face by a pupil, leaving her with whiplash, cuts and bruises.

She said: "I've been teaching for 21 years and it has really knocked my confidence. In a way, his behaviour was nothing unusual to what I deal with on a daily basis but I now don't want to confront students who are misbehaving."

In an open plan office it easier to spot signs of bullying, and employees can take issues to their manager or human resources.

Teachers are stuck in a room full of children, and have to deal with any situations head on.

Other staff members, head teachers and even union representatives can provide support, but is seems that more support is required from politicians and most importantly from parents.

Experts believe having the empowerment to discipline children is one thing, but parents need to be on side too, supporting teachers to do their job of educating kids safely.