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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. The World of the Wolf Queen
    04:14
    The World of the Wolf Queen
  9. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  12. Wordplay
    14:05
    Wordplay
  13. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  14. The real world and the fictional world
    11:22
    The real world and the fictional world
  15. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  16. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  17. Truth and Lies
    13:33
    Truth and Lies
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