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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. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  9. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  10. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  11. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  12. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
  13. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  14. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  15. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  16. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  17. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
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