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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. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  13. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
  14. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  15. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  16. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
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