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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. Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
    04:56
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Dance'
  9. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  10. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  13. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  14. Questions from schools
    06:40
    Questions from schools
  15. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
  16. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  17. Boogie Woogie Buggy
    01:41
    Boogie Woogie Buggy
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