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Nov 2023
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800 primary school teacher vacancies in ...

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800 teaching posts in primary schools here are unfilled as of this moment. 

This is because of a shortage of school teachers, as set out by a survey carried out by primary teacher union the INTO. 

General Secretary of the INTO joined Anton to discuss.

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