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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. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  10. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  11. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  12. Emily's Books
    02:27
    Emily's Books
  13. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  14. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
    00:48
    Did anyone encourage Ross MacKenzie to write books?
  17. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
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