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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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  9. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  10. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  11. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  14. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
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