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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. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  9. Studio questions
    03:22
    Studio questions
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
  12. Respecting each other
    01:57
    Respecting each other
  13. Konnie’s Love of Science
    02:32
    Konnie’s Love of Science
  14. There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
    04:25
    There's Broccoli in my Ice Cream! - Part 2
  15. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  17. Room on the Broom in Scots
    08:13
    Room on the Broom in Scots
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