What’s New in August 2025: Classroom Videos and Resources

As Term 3 rolls on, educators across Australia and New Zealand are looking for fresh, engaging content to support student learning. This month’s ClickView content round-up delivers just that—with over 1,050 new titles released across both countries, new partnerships, curriculum-aligned resources, and timely updates on education news.

Here’s what’s new and noteworthy for your classroom.

New Productions: Spotlight on Primary and Secondary

This month’s original content spans a wide range of topics, with tailored spotlights for different year levels:

Primary Spotlight: Music To Study To: Instrumental Piano

Focus with medium-tempo instrumental piano tracks, each paired with peaceful visuals. Add the videos to a playlist—perfect for studying, relaxing, or quiet time.

Secondary Spotlight: Maths and Science

Maths Series for Years 7 and 9

ClickView has released several new maths series designed to support the Australian Curriculum:

• Year 7: Statistics and Probability: Explores how to display, describe and compare numerical data.
• Year 7: Shapes and Objects: Focuses on representing and transforming objects on the Cartesian plane.
• Year 9: Statistics: Covers classification, display, comparison and summary statistics from data.
• Year 9: Measurement: Helps students solve problems involving surface area and volume of composite objects, identify measurement errors and interpret logarithmic scales

Science Series for Year 7

• Forces: Introduces students to different types of forces including contact and non-contact forces, electrostatic forces, friction and gravity. A great resource for building foundational science knowledge

New Content Partners

ClickView continues to expand its content library through exciting partnerships:

• Fastbreak Films: Known for nature-based educational content, Fastbreak Films brings playful, music-led series like Fossil Rock and Porci’s Ocean Patrol, designed to spark curiosity and environmental awareness in young learners.
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Through a partnership with Boclips, educators now have access to trusted Britannica series like Demystified, This Week in History, and This Month in History, enriching history and social studies lessons.
• The School of Life: This provider offers videos on self-esteem, wellness, philosophy, and pop culture—ideal for supporting mental health and social-emotional learning.
• Big hART: Their documentary It Starts with Us explores the impact of a music-based prevention program on teens affected by family violence. A powerful resource for wellbeing and health education.
• Canamedia: Their documentary When Hope Breaks Through follows a disabled paddleboarder’s journey across the Great Lakes, raising awareness for mental health and resilience.
• Capture the Action: Offers interactive film and media arts courses for primary and lower secondary students, including beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.
• Amoeba Sisters: Two sisters bring science to life with humour and clarity. Their animated videos are perfect for secondary science classrooms.
• Flywire Films: A customer request led to the licensing of Gravel Road, a documentary about the Desert Stars—possibly the most remote rock band in the world.

Broadcast Highlights

• Australia: Foreign Correspondent: Spain’s Toxic Tourism (ABC) explores the impact of mass tourism on local communities and housing in Spain—a great conversation starter for geography, economics, or civics classes.

• New Zealand: The Tattooist of Auschwitz (PRIME) tells the powerful true story of Lale Sokolov, a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz. Based on the bestselling novel, this series is a moving resource for history and literature classes.

Curation Updates: Topics to Explore

Grandparents’ Day (Primary)

October’s Grandparents’ Day is a chance to celebrate the wisdom, love, and traditions passed down through generations. The curated topic includes videos and a blog with craft ideas and classroom activities to honour grandparents and their role in our lives.

Film Topics (Secondary)

New curated topics explore popular films like:

• Harry Potter
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• The Hobbit
• Mean Girls
• Hidden Figures

Each topic includes the full film, key clips, and supporting content to explore themes such as identity, resilience, gender, and social justice. These are perfect for English, media studies, and wellbeing programs.

Coming Soon (Primary and Secondary)

Get ready for the Winter Olympics with upcoming content on Cool Runnings, Eddie the Eagle, and Olympic-themed resources for both primary and secondary students, as well as a Winter Olympics topic.

September Special Events

• 3rd: Australian National Flag Day
• 5th: International Day of Charity
• 7th: Threatened Species Day
• 8th: International Literacy Day
• 11th: RUOK Day
• 13th: Roald Dahl Day
• 19th: Talk Like a Pirate Day
• 21st: International Day of Peace
• 23rd: Spring Equinox
• 29th: International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Browse the full calendar for more special events here.

Featured Resources

• It Starts With Us Study Guide
  A companion to the Big hART documentary, this guide helps educators facilitate meaningful discussions around family violence, music therapy, and youth empowerment.
• Extraordinary Animals (Australian Geographic)
  This study guide supports the popular series, helping students explore the unique traits and behaviours of Australia’s most fascinating creatures.

Education News & Curriculum Updates

Bluey Builds Resilience

A recent study found that Bluey teaches children valuable life skills, including resilience, decision-making, and conflict resolution. ClickView’s Life Skills with Bluey topic curates episodes that support these themes, making it a great resource for early years and primary educators.

QLD Teachers Strike

Thousands of Queensland teachers walked off the job in August, demanding better pay and working conditions. A government-commissioned report found that $441 million is needed to fix schools across the state. This highlights ongoing challenges in education funding and infrastructure.

NAPLAN Results Released

The 2025 NAPLAN results are in, with one in three students failing to meet benchmarks. While numeracy scores have improved, the results have reignited concerns about the widening education gap, particularly for disadvantaged students.

Final Thoughts

This month’s round-up is packed with resources that support academic learning, wellbeing, and real-world connections. Whether you’re teaching primary students about Grandparents’ Day, guiding Year 9s through statistics and probability, or exploring themes like identity, resilience, gender, and social justice through movies, there’s something here to enrich every classroom. Explore the new titles, dive into curated topics, and take advantage of the study guides and documentaries that bring learning to life. And as always, keep an eye on the evolving education landscape—because the future of teaching is being shaped right now.