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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. Walking and talking
    02:23
    Walking and talking
  9. Using Scotland as a setting
    01:06
    Using Scotland as a setting
  10. A sudden idea
    01:52
    A sudden idea
  11. Writing Fiction
    01:29
    Writing Fiction
  12. McLean Primary eco projects
    02:44
    McLean Primary eco projects
  13. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  14. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  15. The Otherwhere Emporium reading
    04:21
    The Otherwhere Emporium reading
  16. Questions from schools
    05:40
    Questions from schools
  17. Wizards of Once reading
    04:24
    Wizards of Once reading
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