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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. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  9. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  10. A bit of a read
    04:28
    A bit of a read
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Introduction to the Twitchers
    05:50
    Introduction to the Twitchers
  13. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  14. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  15. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  16. Dragonese
    01:19
    Dragonese
  17. Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
    06:44
    Cookie’s Brain Busting Quiz
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