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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. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  9. Inspiration
    02:14
    Inspiration
  10. Reading from Race to the Frozen North
    02:32
    Reading from Race to the Frozen North
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Bear Moves
    02:28
    Bear Moves
  13. Re-imagining Scottish folklore
    01:48
    Re-imagining Scottish folklore
  14. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  17. Lauren reads
    04:58
    Lauren reads
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