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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
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    08:19
    A monster quiz
  9. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  10. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
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    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  12. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  13. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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    03:03
    The hero birds
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    06:20
    Feather reading
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