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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. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  9. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  10. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  14. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  15. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  16. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
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