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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 schools
    06:06
    Questions from schools
  9. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  10. Studio questions
    02:06
    Studio questions
  11. What are you favourite things about books?
    01:20
    What are you favourite things about books?
  12. The poetry community
    01:45
    The poetry community
  13. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
  14. Questions from schools
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  15. Mental Health
    02:25
    Mental Health
  16. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  17. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
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