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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. No Breathing in Class
    04:08
    No Breathing in Class
  9. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  10. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  11. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  12. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  15. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
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    Cuiken Primary film
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