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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. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  9. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  10. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. A novel in verse
    01:02
    A novel in verse
  13. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  14. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  15. Read a long
    04:36
    Read a long
  16. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  17. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
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