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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 inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
    01:13
    What inspired Ross MacKenzie to continue with his series of books?
  9. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  10. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  11. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  12. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  13. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  14. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  15. What's Sputnik up to?
    00:32
    What's Sputnik up to?
  16. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  17. How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
    03:12
    How important is it for young queer people to see themselves in fiction?
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