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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. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  9. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  10. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  11. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  12. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  13. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  14. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  15. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  16. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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