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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. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  9. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  10. Phil’s presentation
    21:56
    Phil’s presentation
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  17. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
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