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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. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  9. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  10. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  11. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  12. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  13. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  14. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  15. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  16. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  17. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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