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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. Have a go!
    01:10
    Have a go!
  9. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  10. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  11. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  12. This is a democracy
    00:39
    This is a democracy
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  15. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  16. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
  17. How to Draw Granville's Body
    07:54
    How to Draw Granville's Body
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