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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. Daisy on the Outer Line
    02:34
    Daisy on the Outer Line
  9. Questions from schools
    07:37
    Questions from schools
  10. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  11. School days
    03:57
    School days
  12. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  13. Authors Live with Holly Bourne
    34:04
    Authors Live with Holly Bourne
  14. Toxic Relationships
    04:42
    Toxic Relationships
  15. Our Tower reading
    06:12
    Our Tower reading
  16. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  17. Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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    Reading of The Gecko and the Echo
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