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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. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  9. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  10. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  11. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  12. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  13. Feather reading
    06:20
    Feather reading
  14. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  15. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  16. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
  17. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
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