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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. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  9. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  10. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  11. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  12. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
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    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  14. How to draw a cheetah
    07:21
    How to draw a cheetah
  15. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. Draw along
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