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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
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    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Down Behind The Dustbin
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    Down Behind The Dustbin
  11. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  12. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  13. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
  14. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  15. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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    How does Ross feel about writing and completing books?
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