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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. Characters
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    Characters
  9. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  10. Diving Poem
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    Diving Poem
  11. Daisy on the Outer Line
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    Daisy on the Outer Line
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    03:02
    What Can Boys Learn From This Novel?
  13. Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
    06:17
    Reading from 'Daisy on the Outer Line'
  14. Chae is Dr Who
    05:39
    Chae is Dr Who
  15. Working with young writers
    01:12
    Working with young writers
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    Our Tower reading
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    The World of the Wolf Queen
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