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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. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  9. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  10. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  11. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  12. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
  15. Balloons!
    02:59
    Balloons!
  16. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  17. Audience questions
    03:17
    Audience questions
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