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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. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  9. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  10. More questions
    01:42
    More questions
  11. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Questions from schools
    05:22
    Questions from schools
  16. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  17. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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