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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. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  9. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
  10. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  11. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  14. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  15. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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    Slugs and Brain Pâté
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