Teachers to be freed from unnecessary paperwork

China will adopt policies freeing primary and middle school teachers from unnecessary administrative work, Minister of Education Chen Baosheng said at the 2019 National Education Work Conference earlier this month in Beijing.

On top of classroom instruction and research, many teachers also have to spend a lot of time filling out forms, participating in competitions and handling school evaluations, all of which leaves them exhausted, Chen said.

One of the ministry's priorities this year is to reduce administrative work and give teachers time to improve their skills, Chen said.