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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. More questions for Sav
    02:00
    More questions for Sav
  9. Tom on his illustrations
    05:00
    Tom on his illustrations
  10. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
  11. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  12. Sarah’s route into fiction
    07:16
    Sarah’s route into fiction
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  15. Chocolate Cake
    07:56
    Chocolate Cake
  16. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
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    05:01
    Cardboard Cowboys reading
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