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

Welcome to your November edition of the ClickView Content Round-Up. We’re excited to bring you a fresh batch of new videos, resources and curation highlights to help you finish the term strong. Here’s what’s new and noteworthy for Australian and New Zealand schools this month.

What’s New?

We’ve been busy adding even more engaging in-house produced and licensed videos to support your teaching:

• 79 new videos for Australia
• 69 new videos for New Zealand

Take a closer look at this month’s standout additions below.

Spotlight on New Content

We have new original content available designed to spark discussion, build essential skills, and connect learning to the real world. From energising Olympian wisdom to practical reading strategies and digital-age essentials, there’s something here for every learner.

Primary Highlights

• Miniclips – Reading Strategies: Australia, New Zealand
  Reading can be fun, challenging, or even a little confusing! This new five-part series helps students become active readers by exploring text features and practical reading strategies.

Producer commentary

Erandi Goonetilleke, Content Producer on Miniclips: Reading Strategies

Secondary Highlights

• Olympics Unleashed (Australia): What does it take to be a champion? Inspire your students with real stories and advice from Australian Olympians.
• What is Encryption? (Australia, New Zealand): The internet can be a risky place, but encryption keeps our data safe. This series unpacks ciphers, digital certificates, and the basics of online security, providing essential learning for digital citizens.
• Multinational Corporations (Australia, New Zealand): An exploration into what multinational corporations are, how technology has shaped them, and their role in global culture and consumer habits.

Featured Content Partners

Discover an inspiring selection of series from TED, The School of Life, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vooks and Amoeba Sisters, covering everything from thought-provoking talks and philosophy to science, history, and pop culture, all available for both Australia and New Zealand.

TED
TED produces compelling talks from the world’s leading thinkers and doers, sharing ideas that spark curiosity, inspiration, and global understanding.

• TED Talks (Australia) (New Zealand)
• TEDEd (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Our Changing Climate (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Clean Up Challenge (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Earth School (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The World’s People and Places (Australia) (New Zealand)

You can find all TED videos in the Teaching with TED topic here (AU only).

The School of Life
The School of Life offers thoughtful, philosophical video content that helps viewers navigate emotional intelligence, relationships, and the deeper questions of modern life.

• The School of Life (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: Philosophy (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: Literature (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: Self (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: Pop Culture (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: History of Ideas (Australia) (New Zealand)
• The School of Life: Arts and Architecture (Australia) (New Zealand)

Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica delivers authoritative, curriculum-aligned educational videos that help students explore and understand the world with trusted expertise.

• Britannica Insights (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Britannica Explores (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Britannica Q & A (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Demystified (Australia) (New Zealand)
• Did You Know? (Australia) (New Zealand)
• This Month in History (Australia) (New Zealand)
• This Week in History (Australia) (New Zealand)

Amoeba Sisters (Australia) (New Zealand)
The Amoeba Sisters create playful, engaging biology videos that make complex scientific concepts accessible and memorable for learners.

Vooks (Australia) (New Zealand)
Vooks brings children’s books to life through beautifully animated read-aloud videos designed to foster early literacy and a love of reading.

Movies + TV Highlights

This month’s Movies + TV Highlights celebrate the diversity of Australian stories and talents, from exploring the inspiring journey of a world-class blind surfer, to delving into the science of crime and showcasing artistic excellence in a national portrait competition.

• Annabel Crabb’s Civic Duty: Explore what makes the Australian democracy unique.

• The Blind Sea (Australia) (New Zealand) – The inspiring story of one of the world’s greatest blind surfers.
• Crime Night! – Julia Zemiro and a team of criminologists and comedians dive into the science of crime.
• Portrait Artist of the Year – Talented artists race to capture iconic celebrities.
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night (New Zealand) – Hear the cast from ‘Wicked’ perform on stage.

Curation and Special Events

Our curation team have been busy selecting the best content to share with students this festive season. This month’s Topics include engaging content for Hanukkah, Christmas, and Christmas writing prompts for primary students, as well as a deep dive into “A Christmas Carol” for secondary learners.

Primary

• Hanukkah – Discover the meaning and traditions of the festival of Hanukkah.
• Christmas Writing Prompts – Classic Christmas films paired with creative writing activities.
• Christmas – Explore the Christmas story, global traditions, and celebration ideas.

Secondary

• A Christmas Carol – Dive into Dickens’ timeless tale of redemption and compassion.

Special Events in December

Get ready for these upcoming special days in December. Each curated topic page comes packed full of dedicated resources to support your lessons:

• National Water Safety Day (1 December)
• International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December)
• Human Rights Day (10 December)
• Hanukkah (14–22 December)
• Christmas (25 December)

Browse the full calendar for more special events here.

Featured Resource: Discussion Prompts

Facilitate meaningful classroom conversations with the new Discussion Prompts resource, a one-page guide featuring three levels of questions to use after watching any video.

• Three levels of prompts:
  • Understanding the basics
  • Making connections
  • Thinking deeper
• Why use it?
  • Builds critical thinking and communication
  • Encourages curiosity and respectful dialogue
  • Easy to implement, minimal prep required!

Try it with this video Interview with Randima Fernando: Center for Human Technology (The Social Media Trap series).

• Australia
• New Zealand

Ready to explore?

As we head into the final stretch of the year, we hope this month’s updates give you plenty of fresh inspiration for your classroom. Thanks for reading, and keep an eye out for more great content coming soon!