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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. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  9. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  10. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  11. Illustrating the Book
    02:15
    Illustrating the Book
  12. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  13. How to Train Your Dragon reading
    04:38
    How to Train Your Dragon reading
  14. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  15. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  16. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
    05:25
    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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