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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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  9. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  11. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  12. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  13. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  14. School days and writing
    07:07
    School days and writing
  15. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
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