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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. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  9. Writing – when why how?
    09:26
    Writing – when why how?
  10. The life of Matthew Henson
    08:12
    The life of Matthew Henson
  11. Draw the Light Ship
    05:16
    Draw the Light Ship
  12. Introducing The Black Flamingo
    00:27
    Introducing The Black Flamingo
  13. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  14. Keeping Up With Michael
    01:39
    Keeping Up With Michael
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
  16. I can do this!
    02:32
    I can do this!
  17. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
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