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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. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  9. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
  10. Elle and the characters of The Infinite
    04:35
    Elle and the characters of The Infinite
  11. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  12. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  13. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  14. Poetry is everywhere
    14:55
    Poetry is everywhere
  15. He Had a Little Sticker
    01:25
    He Had a Little Sticker
  16. A question from Blake
    01:15
    A question from Blake
  17. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
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