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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. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  13. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Storyboard
    03:26
    Storyboard
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
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