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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. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  9. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  10. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  13. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
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