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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. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  9. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  10. Draw Noi and his dad
    10:03
    Draw Noi and his dad
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  13. Crackledawn
    02:08
    Crackledawn
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Early drawings
    00:49
    Early drawings
  16. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  17. A question about Charlie and Lola
    01:44
    A question about Charlie and Lola
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