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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. How did you plan the structure of the novel?
    02:38
    How did you plan the structure of the novel?
  9. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  10. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  11. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  12. S is for Scots
    03:30
    S is for Scots
  13. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  14. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  15. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  16. Meeting the Wolf Queen
    02:20
    Meeting the Wolf Queen
  17. Questions from schools
    08:43
    Questions from schools
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