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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
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    A novel in verse
  9. Drawing Bugbops
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    Drawing Bugbops
  10. Hand on the Bridge
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    Hand on the Bridge
  11. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  12. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  13. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  15. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  16. The World of the Crossing
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    The World of the Crossing
  17. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
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