What’s New in October 2026: Classroom Videos and Resources

October has a distinctly musical flavour on ClickView this month, with new releases for every classroom across Australia and New Zealand. Help primary learners find their focus with nature-inspired Sensory Soundscapes, or introduce secondary students to the great composers in Classical Music Appreciation—and that’s just the opening note of what’s new. 

What’s new?

This month we have added 546 new videos to ClickView in Australia and New Zealand. Learn all about this month’s featured releases below.

Spotlight on New Content

This month’s spotlight brings a musical theme across both primary and secondary levels, with calming sensory soundscapes for study and relaxation and a new classical music appreciation series spanning composers from Bizet to Tchaikovsky .

Primary School Highlights

• Sensory Soundscapes (Australia)(New Zealand)

Set the mood for focused study or relaxation with these soundscapes inspired by nature. Choose from short- and long-form videos, with each sensory soundscape paired with unique, peaceful imagery.

Secondary School Highlights

• Classical Music Appreciation (Australia)(New Zealand)

Listen to and appreciate well-known works of classical music from composers such as Georges Bizet, Tchaikovsky and more as you learn about the pieces, their history and their composers.

Producer Comment

Vicky Lee, Commissioning Lead

New and Featured Content Partners

This month’s featured partners cover the skills that help students thrive in and out of the classroom, including managing their emotions, staying safe in the water, building strength, and caring for the planet.

Movies + TV Highlights

October’s film and documentary additions have been expertly curated to spark meaningful discussion in the classroom.

Marc Fennell dives headfirst into the manosphere in The State of Man. Join Fennell for an investigation into the radicalisation of masculinity as he interviews influencers, politicians, and Australia’s youth who share their thoughts on the shifting role of masculinity in Australia.

Could Australia’s past help secure its future? Explore how profound knowledge and wisdom of First Nations can fight bushfires in Burnt Country. 65,000 years in the making, this short film is an invitation to connect to Country and community.

The Jury returns with a gripping new installment Skeleton in the Garden. In this series, legal studies students step into a jury room and learn how juries dissect evidence, grapple with legal terms and reach a verdict. Will this jury come to the same verdict as the original trial?

First Nations artist Jazz Money critiques the archival cataloguing of First Nations peoples and stories in Winhanganha. Made in collaboration with the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, the film compiles archival footage and audio to form a deeply poetic reflection on how archival materials shape present realities.

Curation and Special Events

This month’s new Primary Topics explore the literary contexts of Wonder and Storm Boy, plus new videos on gymnastics training and skills. New Secondary Topics feature Sensory Soundscapes to support calm and focused study, plus information on career pathways in economics, business and construction.

Primary Topics

• Wonder
• Storm Boy
• Gymnastics

Secondary Topics

• Sensory Soundscapes
• Careers in Economics and Business
• Careers in Construction

November Special Events Topics 

Mark your calendars for these upcoming special days and explore related resources to integrate across the curriculum.

• Food Safety Week (7th November – 14th November)
• Diwali (6th – 10th November)
• National Recycling Week (9th-15th November)
• World Nursery Rhyme Week (9th-13th November)
• Remembrance Day (11th  November)
• World Kindness Day (13th November)
• World Philosophy Day (19th November)
• World Toilet Day (19th November)
• World Children’s Day (20th November)
• World Television Day (21st November)
• Advent (29th November – 24th December)

Browse the full calendar for more special events here.

Featured Resource: Career Explorer

Help students explore any career in depth with this two-page graphic organiser. Guiding them to identify the role’s day-to-day tasks, required skills and qualifications, working life, and future outlook, before prompting them to reflect on whether it suits their own interests and strengths. 

Supports skills in:

• Career research
• Self-analysis and reflection
• Critical thinking and evaluation (weighing pros, challenges, and future prospects)
• Decision-making and future planning

Why use it?

• Guides students through a structured exploration of a career
• Encourages students to connect their own skills, strengths, and interests
• Builds awareness of qualifications, training routes, and the practical realities of working life
• Prompts forward-thinking by asking students to consider how technology, AI, and change may shape future demand
• Develops reflective practice and informed decision-making

Try it with the video Electrical Engineer (Australia)(New Zealand), which also includes a completed example, from the series Careers in Advanced Manufacturing (Australia)(New Zealand).  

Ready to explore?

That’s a wrap on October across Australia and New Zealand — new music and wellbeing series, standout documentaries, and curated topics to match. Jump into ClickView to explore what’s new and find your next lesson.