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Thu 11 Nov 200240,000 taught by teachers who are not qualifiedUp to 40,000 primary pupils are being taught every day by teachers without recognised primary teaching qualifications, a new survey has found.The survey found that up to 10 per cent of teachers either had second-level qualifications or no teaching qualifications at all. The survey by the INTO was conducted among 1,400 primary schools around the State.