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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. Writing in Scots
    02:48
    Writing in Scots
  9. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  10. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  11. How do you come up with names for your characters?
    01:09
    How do you come up with names for your characters?
  12. Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
    05:38
    Reading from 'Luna Loves Art'
  13. Reading from The Crossover
    04:17
    Reading from The Crossover
  14. Chris McQueer – reading
    03:07
    Chris McQueer – reading
  15. Ideas and inspirational teachers
    05:32
    Ideas and inspirational teachers
  16. Questions and Answers
    06:15
    Questions and Answers
  17. Children’s Laureate
    03:24
    Children’s Laureate
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