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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. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
  9. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  10. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  13. Draw Goldy the Gecko
    04:43
    Draw Goldy the Gecko
  14. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  17. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
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