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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 hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  9. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  10. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  11. Bumble and Snug reading
    04:07
    Bumble and Snug reading
  12. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  13. Working with an illustrator
    02:38
    Working with an illustrator
  14. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  15. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  16. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
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    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
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