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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. The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
    03:48
    The Selkie and Finfolkaheem
  9. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  10. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  11. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. The origins of 'Lads'
    06:09
    The origins of 'Lads'
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  16. Who is Josh Bell?
    01:03
    Who is Josh Bell?
  17. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
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