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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. Questions from schools
    04:02
    Questions from schools
  9. Scrapbooks and plans
    05:43
    Scrapbooks and plans
  10. Schools questions
    09:55
    Schools questions
  11. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  12. Keep going!
    01:28
    Keep going!
  13. The Undefeated
    01:19
    The Undefeated
  14. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  15. The power of fantasy fiction
    04:28
    The power of fantasy fiction
  16. Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
    09:49
    Reading from Maddy Yip's guide to life
  17. Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
    04:28
    Favourite characters and Matthew Henson
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