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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. Ideas and inspirational teachers
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    Ideas and inspirational teachers
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    02:32
    How Does Your Own Personal Experience Shape Your Writing?
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    Reading of The River
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    Writing Tips with... Alastair Chisholm
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    Reading from The Crossover
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    01:06
    Finding the bear
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    Our Tower reading
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    Read a long
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    Introducing Cookie
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