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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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  9. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  10. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  13. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  14. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  15. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  16. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  17. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
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