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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 Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  9. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  10. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  11. Relationship Counsellor
    02:45
    Relationship Counsellor
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  14. Working in Comics
    01:09
    Working in Comics
  15. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  16. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  17. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
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