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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. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  9. Y is for Young Adult
    03:43
    Y is for Young Adult
  10. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  13. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  14. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  15. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
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