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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. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  9. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  10. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  13. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  17. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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