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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. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  9. Ideas
    03:35
    Ideas
  10. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  11. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  12. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  13. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
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