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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. Making the change
    03:33
    Making the change
  9. Final thoughts
    01:33
    Final thoughts
  10. Drawing Bugbops
    10:18
    Drawing Bugbops
  11. Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
    08:13
    Writing Tips with... Catherine Rayner
  12. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  13. Twitch reading
    05:36
    Twitch reading
  14. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  15. Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
    03:08
    Reading from The Boy Who Made Monsters
  16. Writing the Twitchers
    05:00
    Writing the Twitchers
  17. A reading from Elizabeth
    02:18
    A reading from Elizabeth
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