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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
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    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  9. Being Children’s Laureate
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    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
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    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  12. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
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    02:27
    Emily's Books
  14. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
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