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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. Rewilding and creating a space for nature
    09:01
    Rewilding and creating a space for nature
  9. What is the Nowhere Emporium?
    00:45
    What is the Nowhere Emporium?
  10. Gil's bug hospital
    05:28
    Gil's bug hospital
  11. Phil’s characters
    05:36
    Phil’s characters
  12. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. Persistence
    01:24
    Persistence
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  17. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
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