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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. Pets
    00:55
    Pets
  9. Social media and influencers
    03:10
    Social media and influencers
  10. Developing your voice
    02:24
    Developing your voice
  11. Pupils' questions
    07:21
    Pupils' questions
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. Characters
    01:58
    Characters
  14. The Great Storm Whale reading
    06:27
    The Great Storm Whale reading
  15. Orion Lost reading
    02:48
    Orion Lost reading
  16. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  17. The main characters
    03:46
    The main characters
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