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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. Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
    01:05
    Would any of your characters make a good therapet?
  9. How to draw a blobfish
    03:35
    How to draw a blobfish
  10. Sue's early influences
    04:42
    Sue's early influences
  11. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  12. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  13. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  14. UK schools vs American schools
    02:13
    UK schools vs American schools
  15. The World of the Crossing
    08:03
    The World of the Crossing
  16. Scottish words and questions from schools
    08:09
    Scottish words and questions from schools
  17. Names and Questions
    07:57
    Names and Questions
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