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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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  9. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  10. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  11. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  12. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  13. Noi and his family
    03:19
    Noi and his family
  14. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  15. School days
    03:57
    School days
  16. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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