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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. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  9. Becoming an Author
    00:58
    Becoming an Author
  10. Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
    03:47
    Reading of The Squirrels Who Squabbled
  11. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  12. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  15. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Questions from schools
    05:21
    Questions from schools
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