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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
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    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
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    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
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    Reading from The Infinite
  9. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
  10. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  13. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  14. About Our Tower
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    About Our Tower
  15. Schools questions
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    Schools questions
  16. School days and writing
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    School days and writing
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