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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. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  9. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  10. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  11. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  12. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  17. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
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