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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. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  9. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  10. Questions from Schools
    09:36
    Questions from Schools
  11. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Questions from West Calder High School
    05:42
    Questions from West Calder High School
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