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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. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  9. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  10. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  11. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  12. Questions from Linlithgow Academy
    05:02
    Questions from Linlithgow Academy
  13. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  16. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  17. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
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