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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. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  9. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  10. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Reading of The River
    04:08
    Reading of The River
  14. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  15. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  16. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  17. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
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