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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. Reading from The Infinite
    05:46
    Reading from The Infinite
  9. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  10. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  11. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  12. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  13. Acting and Writing
    05:49
    Acting and Writing
  14. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  15. The hero birds
    03:03
    The hero birds
  16. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  17. Questions from schools
    08:14
    Questions from schools
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