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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. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  10. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  11. Questions from schools
    05:58
    Questions from schools
  12. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  13. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  14. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  15. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  16. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  17. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
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