Xi extends Teachers' Day greetings to teachers

Teachers should bear in mind their mission of cultivating talent for the Party and the state, develop teaching methods for the new era, and make more contributions to nurturing all-round socialist builders and successors.

MOE holds press conference to present new achievements in teacher workforce enhancement

Xi meets representatives of outstanding units, individuals in education circles

National Conference on Teacher Development 2020

2020 National Conference on Teacher Development held in Beijing

On September 7, the National Conference on Teacher Development 2020 was held in Beijing. Minister of Education Chen Baosheng attended the conference and delivered a speech. Vice Minister of Education Weng Tiehui chaired the meeting. In his speech, Minister Chen noted that President Xi had reiterated the high expectations he had of the teaching workforce on a number of occasions and given instructions on teacher capacity building ...[More]

China Exemplary Educators 2020

Children's progress is my greatest reward

—Dou Guimei, teacher and principal of Primary School affiliated to Tsinghua University

Driving the modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine

—Zhang Boli, professor from Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Master mathematician making math fun for students

—Gao Hang, professor at Northeast Normal University

A guardian for rural education

—Sun Hao, teacher at Bianhe Central Primary School, Yongqiao District, Suzhou City, Anhui Province

A dedicated educator in vocational education

—Wei Yali, teacher at Weifang Commercial College of Shandong Province

A forerunner in medical education reform

—Professor Hu Yu, Dean of the First Clinical College of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

The face of China's virus containment efforts

—Zhong Nanshan, professor at Guangzhou Medical University, and member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

Working steadfastly on the frontline of teaching

—Zhang Yunge, Professor at Hainan University

Exploring fresh approaches to offer quality special education

—Xiao Min, Teacher at Luzhou City Special Education School in Sichuan Province

Caring for students with love and amenability

—He Mei, teacher at the Central Kindergarten of Guan Town in Hezhang County, Guizhou Province

Bringing change for young girls in isolated mountain regions

—Zhang Guimei, Principal of Huaping Girl's High School in Lijiang City, Yunnan Province

Pursuit of a dream in a deprived village

—Ding Haiyan, teacher at a nine-year boarding school in Xunyi County, Xianyang City

Documents about Teacher capacity building and burden reduction

Reinforcing rural teacher development

MOE jointly issues circular on reinforcing rural teacher development in the new era

The Ministry of Education has, in cooperation with five other state agencies including the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the State Commission Office for Public Sector Reform, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, issued a Circular on Reinforcing Rural Teacher Development in the New Era. The Circular outlines targeted innovative measures focusing on gaps and shortfalls ...

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Reducing burden of teachers

China issues guideline to reduce burden of teachers

BEIJING — China has issued a guideline to reduce the burden of teachers at primary and secondary schools, and create a good environment for education. The guideline, jointly issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council, stresses streamlining the existing rules of supervision, inspection, appraisal and assessment at primary and secondary schools. Authorities at all levels should not assign irrelevant missions, ...