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

April brings a rich and thought-provoking selection of new content to ClickView for schools in England and Scotland, with a strong focus on health, wellbeing and media literacy. From the influence of social media and ultra-processed foods to core humanities learning and compelling documentaries, this month’s releases encourage students to think critically about the world they live in.

What’s new?

This month we have added 92 new videos to ClickView in England and Scotland. Learn all about this month’s featured releases below.

Spotlight on New Original Content

This month’s secondary highlights combine curriculum-aligned humanities series developed in collaboration with Oxford University Press, covering economics, business, and water resource management, with thought-provoking content on health and media literacy.

Secondary Highlights

• ClickView x OUP Collaboration
  • Year 7–8: The Economics and Business Toolkit (England) (Scotland)
    Explore the key concepts and skills that students will need in their study of economics and business, including how to gather information, interpret data, develop questions and more.
  • Valuing and Managing Water (England) (Scotland)
    Water is one of the most precious resources the Earth provides. This series unpacks water scarcity, hurricanes, the value of water, and the challenges of managing water resources.

New and Featured Content Partners

Our featured content partners for April highlight the powerful ways that narrative videos can be used to teach both important skills and key issues in the world around us.

Movies + TV Highlights

For April’s Movies +TV highlights, we’ve selected globally popular and critically acclaimed films for a vibrant and educational content offering.

By far the most popular movie addition in April, The Super Mario Bros. Movie (England) (Scotland) brings students’ favourite Nintendo characters to life in an energetic adventure. Bursting with neon colours, laugh-out-loud funny moments and an action-packed quest for brothers Mario and Luigi, the film is a guaranteed movie treat for students of all ages.

Themes of war, propaganda and ethics are explored in the Oscar winning documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin (England) (Scotland). Broadcast on Storyville, the documentaryfollows a Russian teacher who courageously leaks video footage showing the militarisation of the primary school he teaches at. Filmed over the course of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the film takes the everyday setting of a classroom and chronicles its transformation into a product of war.

From New Day Films, UNSTUCK: An OCD Kids Movie (England) (Scotland) gives children who struggle with OCD a voice. The film follows six kids who bravely share what life is like living in their mind, their fears, obsessions and rituals that they’re striving to overcome. This film is a moving and powerful portrait of resilience, understanding and truly educates viewers on what OCD is.

Ben Fogle embarks on another incredible journey of curiosity in the popular series China with Ben Fogle (England) (Scotland). In the series, Fogle is on a quest to unveil and understand the real China. Starting his journey on The Great Wall, Fogle delves into the 3000-year-old tale of one of history’s greatest empires by learning about its ancient customs, great wonders, traditions and beliefs.

Curation and Special Events

This month’s curated Topics span primary and secondary learning across farming and food production, fairy tales, civics, geography and history skills, with a range of key May dates to mark in your calendar including VE Day, Mental Health Awareness Week and World Bee Day.

Primary Topics

• Farming and Food Production (England) (Scotland)
• Activists, Pioneers, and Reformers (England) (Scotland)
• Fairy Tales (England) (Scotland)

Secondary Topics

• Civics and Citizenship Skills (England) (Scotland)
• Geography Skills (England) (Scotland)
• History Skills (England) (Scotland)

May Special Events Topics

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

• International Compost Awareness Week (3rd – 9th May) England, Scotland
• VE Day (8th May) England, Scotland
• Mental Health Awareness Week (11th – 17th May) England, Scotland
• Endangered Species Day (15th May) England, Scotland
• Mary Anning Day (17th May) England, Scotland
• World Bee Day (20th May) England, Scotland
• International Day of the Potato (30th May) England, Scotland

Browse the full calendar for more special events here: England, Scotland

Featured Resource: Design Task

Foster student agency with the new Choice Board Activities resource. This instructional resource provides differentiated sets of 3–5 activities at each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy.

• The six levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy:
  • Remember
  • Understand
  • Apply
  • Analyse
  • Evaluate
  • Create
• Why use it?
  • Supports differentiation and adaptive teaching
  • Supports explicit teaching through the gradual release of responsibility
  • Can be teacher-led or self-directed
  • Use after watching a video

Try it with the video Plastic and Chemical Pollution: Oceans and Sea Life in Peril from the series (England) (Scotland) from the series Science Kids (England) (Scotland).

Ready to explore?

All of this month’s new content, curated topics, and featured partner resources are available now on ClickView for schools in England and Scotland — log in today to start exploring and planning for your upcoming lessons.