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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. Questions from schools
    07:40
    Questions from schools
  9. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  10. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  11. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  13. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  16. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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