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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 pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
  9. Questions from the audience
    05:40
    Questions from the audience
  10. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  11. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  12. Writing historical fiction
    03:58
    Writing historical fiction
  13. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  14. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
    02:35
    Forrester High's 2048 Predictions
  17. There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
    06:17
    There’s Nothing Cuter Than A Puppy
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