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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. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  9. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  10. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  11. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  12. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  13. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
    07:11
    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
  14. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  15. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  16. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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