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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. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  9. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  10. One frame
    01:29
    One frame
  11. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  12. Stories are people
    01:59
    Stories are people
  13. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  14. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
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