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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.
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    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. There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    There’s Nothing Faster Than a Cheetah
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    Cuiken Primary film
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    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
  11. A reading from Elizabeth
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    A reading from Elizabeth
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    Social media and influencers
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  14. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  15. The real world and the fictional world
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    The real world and the fictional world
  16. Questions from schools
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    Questions from schools
  17. Pupils' questions
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    Pupils' questions
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