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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. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  9. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  12. Introducing Cookie
    04:11
    Introducing Cookie
  13. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  14. Sue's presentation
    11:34
    Sue's presentation
  15. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  16. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
  17. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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