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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. Introducing us to new historical figures
    02:35
    Introducing us to new historical figures
  9. Birdspotting Quiz
    05:46
    Birdspotting Quiz
  10. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  11. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. Question time
    04:36
    Question time
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  17. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
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