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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. Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
    03:40
    Cat Hepburn – poetry reading
  9. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  10. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Draw along
    10:28
    Draw along
  13. Questions from schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  14. Reading The Undefeated
    03:32
    Reading The Undefeated
  15. My Heart
    01:52
    My Heart
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
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