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Nicola Sturgeon challenged on Scotland's thousands of teachers on zero-hours contracts

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The Scotsman · 18 Mar 2021

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Willie Rennie told FMQs he had met teachers still waiting for the response Swinney promised. Sturgeon said councils employ teachers and she would encourage permanent hiring.

People named: Willie Rennie, Nicola Sturgeon

This source refers to a predecessor campaign (Scotland’s Teachers Working Together for Fair Employment), not Scottish Teachers for Permanence.

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Casualisation of the workforce.

The group is described, not titled, in the piece. It is the 2020–21 Fair Employment meeting with Swinney, not STfP.

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Nicola Sturgeon challenged on Scotland's thousands of teachers on zero-hours contracts
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