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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
    07:16
    Questions from schools
  9. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  10. Where monsters come from
    03:38
    Where monsters come from
  11. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  12. Creating a Poem
    08:58
    Creating a Poem
  13. Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
    05:44
    Gill reads from Willow Wildthing and the Dragon's Egg
  14. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  15. Joyful Poetry
    00:53
    Joyful Poetry
  16. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  17. Health and Medicine
    04:36
    Health and Medicine
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