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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. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  9. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  10. Process of illustration and writing
    01:40
    Process of illustration and writing
  11. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  12. How Catherine works
    00:59
    How Catherine works
  13. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  14. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  15. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  16. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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