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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. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
  9. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  14. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  15. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  16. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  17. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
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