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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. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  9. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
  10. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  11. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  12. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  13. Konnie’s Favourite Character
    00:58
    Konnie’s Favourite Character
  14. More Cookie Books
    01:04
    More Cookie Books
  15. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  16. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
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    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
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