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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. Three pointers for writers
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    Three pointers for writers
  9. Developing your voice
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    Developing your voice
  10. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  11. Wordplay
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    Wordplay
  12. Don't Kvetch
    01:55
    Don't Kvetch
  13. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  14. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    Noi and his family
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    Where The Heart Should Be
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