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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. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  9. School Questions
    08:45
    School Questions
  10. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  11. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  12. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  13. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  14. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  15. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  16. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  17. Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
    01:45
    Is it easier or harder to write a trilogy?
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