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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. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  13. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  14. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
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