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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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  9. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  10. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  11. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  14. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  15. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  16. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  17. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
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