Schools take the lead in lightening the load

Schools are taking measures to reduce teachers' paperwork and help them deal with work pressures.

Tian Bingbing, principal of Chunhui Primary School in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, said piles of paperwork have created problems for schools when it comes to recruiting and retaining teachers, because many candidates are wary of the toll that the paperwork burden will take on them.

To tackle the problem, the school has introduced policies to free teachers from excessive paperwork, she said.