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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. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  9. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  10. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  11. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  12. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  13. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. Beginnings
    01:47
    Beginnings
  16. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  17. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
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