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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. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  11. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  12. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  13. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  14. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  15. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
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