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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. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  9. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  10. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  11. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  12. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  13. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  14. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  15. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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