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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. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  9. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  13. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  14. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  15. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  16. Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
    09:12
    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
  17. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
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