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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. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  9. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  10. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  11. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
    03:53
    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
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