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

Welcome to the November edition of our Monthly Content Round-Up, bringing schools across England and Scotland the latest additions to ClickView. This month, we’re excited to share a wealth of new content, timely topics, and engaging resources designed to support your teaching and inspire your students.

What’s new?

November brings 67 new in-house produced or licensed videos each for England and Scotland.

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

New Content Highlights

This month’s highlights bring a mix of practical skills, cultural exploration, and real-world awareness to your classroom. Students can build stronger reading habits, discover the legend and traditions behind Saint Andrew’s Day, and deepen their understanding of digital safety. Older learners can also explore how global businesses shape technology, culture, and everyday life, offering meaningful connections to the world around them.

Primary Highlights

• Miniclips: Reading Strategies – Part 1 (England) (Scotland)
  Help your students become active readers with our new series exploring reading strategies, text features, and comprehension skills.

Producers commentary

Erandi Goonetilleke, Content Producer – Miniclips: Reading Strategies

• Saint Andrew’s Day (England) (Scotland)
  Discover the legend of Saint Andrew and how Scottish heritage is celebrated worldwide through this beautiful new animation.

Secondary Highlight

• What is Encryption? (England) (Scotland)
  Explore the world of encryption, ciphers, and digital security, providing essential knowledge for today’s digital citizens.

• Multinational Corporations (England) (Scotland)
  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.

TED

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

The School of Life

• The School of Life (England) (Scotland)
• The School of Life: Philosophy (England) (Scotland)
• The School of Life: Literature (England) (Scotland)
• The School of Life: Self (England) (Scotland)
• The School of Life: Pop Culture (England) (Scotland)

Encyclopaedia Britannica

• Britannica Insights (England) (Scotland)
• Britannica Explores (England) (Scotland)
• Britannica Q & A (England) (Scotland)
• Demystified (England) (Scotland)
• Did You Know? (England) (Scotland)
• This Month in History (England) (Scotland)
• This Week in History (England) (Scotland)

Amoeba Sisters (England) (Scotland)
Vooks (England) (Scotland)

Movies + TV Highlights

This month’s Movies + TV highlights offer a rich blend of curriculum-aligned content for England and Scotland. Students can delve into the legacies of empire and how they shape society today, experience a contemporary reimagining of a classical ballet, explore imaginative journeys through space, and examine the complex financial ties influencing global politics. These additions provide meaningful context for understanding history, the arts, science, and international relations.

• Empire with David Olusoga (England) (Scotland)

• Matthew Bourne: Swan Lake (England) (Scotland)
• Once Upon a Time in Space (England) (Scotland)
• Panorama: Britain and China: Following the Money (England) (Scotland)

Curation and Special Events

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

Primary

• Hanukkah: (England) (Scotland)
• Christmas Writing Prompts (England) (Scotland)
• Christmas (England) (Scotland)

Secondary

• A Christmas Carol (England) (Scotland)

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:

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3rd December): England, Scotland
• Human Rights Day (10th December): England, Scotland
• Hanukkah (14th–22nd December): England, Scotland
• Christmas (25th December): England, Scotland

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

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.

• Quick to implement, no prep required
• Supports critical thinking, communication, and higher-order reasoning
• Designed for Years 1–13 and all video durations
• Promotes evidence-based teaching and student engagement
• Aligns with High-Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) standards

Try it with the Saint Andrew’s Day video: (England) (Scotland)

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!