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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. Themes of books
    03:14
    Themes of books
  9. Introducing Sav Akyuz
    01:45
    Introducing Sav Akyuz
  10. Sport brings us together
    02:36
    Sport brings us together
  11. Reluctant reader to avid writer
    08:03
    Reluctant reader to avid writer
  12. Creating a magical place
    06:49
    Creating a magical place
  13. Characters and Themes
    04:51
    Characters and Themes
  14. Dogs in space
    01:29
    Dogs in space
  15. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  16. Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
    06:54
    Reading from Grimwood: Attack of the Stink Monster
  17. Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
    05:14
    Tom and Ross on starting to write and draw
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