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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. About Our Tower
    04:05
    About Our Tower
  9. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  10. Wishes
    01:04
    Wishes
  11. A question from Freya.
    01:00
    A question from Freya.
  12. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  13. Steven Lenton's illustrations
    00:35
    Steven Lenton's illustrations
  14. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  15. Finding the bear
    01:06
    Finding the bear
  16. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  17. Why comics matter
    06:03
    Why comics matter
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