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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. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  11. Hooked on Reading
    03:03
    Hooked on Reading
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. The story rollercoaster
    00:58
    The story rollercoaster
  14. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  15. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  16. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  17. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
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