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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. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  9. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  12. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  13. What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
    04:19
    What motivates writing and how do you develop ideas?
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  16. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  17. Rachel’s books and inspirations
    06:29
    Rachel’s books and inspirations
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