A survey by the NASUWT found that 67 per cent of teachers had some mental health issue as a result of their job.
More than three quarters, (78 per cent) reported experiencing work-related anxiousness, 84 per cent sleeplessness, and 33 per cent poor health.
The union's annual conference in Cardiff was told of a bleak picture of life in teaching and general secretary Chris Keates spoke of a profession which is stressed, demoralised and exhausted.
More than one in 10 (11 per cent) reported that the strain of their job has led to relationship breakdown and a quarter (25 per cent) reported increased use of alcohol, tobacco and caffeine to help them cope. Worryingly, nearly two per cent said they had self-harmed as a result of work-related pressures.
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