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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- 11 Sept 2026
Curated coverage. Inclusion records what this source says; it does not establish that a promise was delivered or that every claim in the source is correct.
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