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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. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  9. Desert island books
    02:27
    Desert island books
  10. Alastair’s influences
    00:28
    Alastair’s influences
  11. Drawing Fruit and Veg
    04:16
    Drawing Fruit and Veg
  12. A question of inspiration
    02:51
    A question of inspiration
  13. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Writing Haikus
    08:00
    Writing Haikus
  16. Three pointers for writers
    01:10
    Three pointers for writers
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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