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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  9. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  10. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
  11. Relationship Behaviour
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    Relationship Behaviour
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  13. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  14. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  15. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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