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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. Introducing Wain
    00:21
    Introducing Wain
  9. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  10. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  11. How did you learn to draw?
    00:36
    How did you learn to draw?
  12. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
  13. A question from Twitter
    01:07
    A question from Twitter
  14. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  15. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  16. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  17. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
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