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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. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  9. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  10. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  11. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  14. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  15. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  16. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  17. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
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