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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. Diving Poem
    02:24
    Diving Poem
  9. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  10. Cuiken Primary film
    03:02
    Cuiken Primary film
  11. How to Draw Granville's Head
    04:23
    How to Draw Granville's Head
  12. Hand on the Bridge
    02:28
    Hand on the Bridge
  13. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  14. How to Draw Eric Dynamite
    08:33
    How to Draw Eric Dynamite
  15. How Books Start
    06:40
    How Books Start
  16. Poet recommendations
    02:45
    Poet recommendations
  17. Questions from pupils
    02:50
    Questions from pupils
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