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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. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  9. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  10. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
  11. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  12. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  13. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  14. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  15. Where The Heart Should Be
    06:14
    Where The Heart Should Be
  16. Questions
    04:03
    Questions
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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