AI that works for education, safely.
lumë creative leads, builds and teaches safe AI inside educational institutions, from early learning and schools to TAFEs, colleges and universities, and produces the media that tells their story. Not a report that sits in a drawer: lumë stays until AI is working.
We make AI work for education.
Most staff already use AI. Few institutions have rules for it.
Teachers and administrators are using AI tools now, often on personal accounts and without guidance. The risk sits in privacy, consent and assessment integrity. The opportunity sits in time saved and better learning.
Scattered tools
Individual staff experiment on their own. No register, no agreed rules, and student information at risk.
Agreed rules
A clear position on privacy, consent and approved tools, understood by staff and explained to families.
AI working across the institution
Confident staff, safe tools, time returned to teaching, and measurable results.
Everything an education provider needs to make AI safe and useful.
Safety leads every engagement. Data privacy, data safety and addressing staff concerns come first. Capability, automation and creative work follow.
Fractional Chief AI Officer
Senior AI leadership without a full-time hire. lumë sets direction, writes the rules and guides leadership through each decision.
- AI position and policy
- Approved tool register
- Privacy and consent framework
AI Dashboards and Integration
Live dashboards and automated workflows that return time to staff, built on the institution's own accounts and data rules.
- Leadership and operations dashboards
- Admin and reporting automation
- AI tools built for the institution
Training and Communication
Staff learn to use AI well and safely, and families and the community understand how it is used. lumë coaches internal staff so the institution's own capability grows over time.
- AI coach group calls
- Individual discovery sessions
- Staff workshops and family communication
Curriculum Development
AI curriculum, courses and learning resources, designed with educators for online and classroom delivery.
- AI literacy curriculum
- Online courses and modules
- Teaching resources and assessment design
Education Media
AI-assisted film, animation and storytelling, produced with 25 years of craft and full consent controls.
- Promotional and enrolment videos
- Event content
- Teaching content and online learning resources
A named AI lead sets the rules with leadership.
Real workflows, dashboards and media, set up inside the institution.
Staff learn AI in their actual roles, through coaching.
Support continues term after term as tools and rules change.
A one-page scoreboard each term shows what changed.
One mission. Different ways to begin.
Every engagement starts with a clear picture of where the organisation stands today.
AI Readiness Assessment
A 2-minute guided check with an instant result type and scores across six areas.
AI Readiness Report
Leadership interviews, a staff readiness map, a tool and data audit, scored results and a 90-day roadmap.
Coaching Program
Group calls and individual sessions that put the roadmap into practice, led by lumë and handed to internal staff.
Quarterly Review
A one-page scoreboard of measurable outcomes, reviewed each term.
Six areas, scored the same way for every client.
Benchmarks are tailored to early learning, schools, TAFE and RTOs, higher education and education businesses.
Leadership and policy
Data privacy and safety
Staff capability and confidence
Teaching, learning and assessment integrity
Operations, automation and dashboards
Communication with families and community
Listen, Unify, Move, Elevate. In that order, always.
Understand staff concerns, current use and risk before recommending anything.
One agreed position on AI across leadership, staff and families.
Practical change: training, tools and automation that save time.
Internal staff lead the work, and results are measured each term.
Where lumë fits an institution's funding needs.
lumë services map to the common areas of education funding and budget.
| Funding need | lumë service | Typical outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Promotional videos | Enrolment, recruitment and community films; social content; AI-assisted animation. | A clear story of the institution for families, staff and community. |
| Events | Event films, highlight reels, presentation media and online event support. | Events captured and reused across the year. |
| Teaching content | Curriculum building support, explainer videos and animated learning content. | Engaging content aligned to the teaching program. |
| Online learning resources | Online courses, staff AI training modules and digital learning resources. | Resources staff and students can use at any time. |
| Systems and software | AI integration, workflow automation, AI dashboards and custom software tools. | Systems that save staff time and show leaders what matters at a glance. |
| Architecture and building projects | Architectural visualisation, 3D walkthroughs and project films for new buildings and facilities. | Building projects communicated clearly to boards, funders and families. |
| Staff professional learning | AI readiness reports, coach group calls, discovery sessions and staff workshops. | Confident staff using AI safely and within agreed rules. |
How lumë services education providers.
The standards below apply to every educational institution lumë works with.
Consent before any footage
Student data stays out of AI tools
01Coverage: Australia-wide
lumë services educational institutions across Australia, including regional and remote areas.
lumë is based on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane.
All services are delivered online: strategy calls, readiness assessments and reports, coach group calls, individual discovery sessions, staff workshops, implementation and media production. No service requires a crew on site.
Regional institutions receive the same service and the same timelines as metropolitan institutions.
02Enquiry response: within 24 hours, every time
Every enquiry from an educational institution receives a personal response within 24 hours.
Contact: hello@lumecreative.group
03Child safety, consent and privacy
Everyone who works with students, including contractors, holds a current Working With Children Check (Blue Card in Queensland, WWCC in New South Wales).
Student consent and footage
- No student is filmed, photographed or recorded without the institution's approval and written consent from a parent or guardian.
- Footage of students is used only for the purpose agreed in writing with the institution.
- Students who have not given consent are not filmed or are removed from the final work.
- The institution may withdraw consent for future use, and footage is deleted on request.
Privacy and AI data safety
- Student information is never entered into AI tools.
- Client work uses business-tier AI accounts that do not train on customer data. Consumer AI accounts are never used for client work.
- lumë collects only the information a project needs and states where it is stored.
- Each readiness report names the AI tools and account tiers used to prepare it.
04Business details
- Business: lumë creative (Lume Creative), including the Play Pictures accessible filmmaking studio
- ABN: 78 162 235 159
- Based: Gold Coast and Brisbane, Queensland
- Servicing: Educational institutions, from early learning and schools to TAFEs, colleges and universities, Australia-wide
- Email: hello@lumecreative.group
A capability statement and policies are available to education providers on request.
A small senior team, working online.
John Cavallaro
AI strategist with 25+ years in communications and media. Leads AI strategy, coaching and every education enquiry. Panellist, Fireside Business Advice; speaker, Paradigm: Applied AI for Business Owners.
Sam Buckerfield
Brand strategist and co-author of Generation Alpha. Produces lumë's education stories and leads communication with families and community.
Simon Finger
Developer and visual designer. Builds AI tools and dashboards, and leads design for learning resources and media.
Frequently asked questions
Does lumë work with regional institutions?
Yes. lumë services educational institutions across Australia, including regional and remote areas. All work is delivered online, so location does not change the service or the timeline.
Does any work require a site visit?
No. All services are delivered online.
How quickly will an enquiry be answered?
Within 24 hours. The lumë AI assistant answers questions on this site at any time, and every enquiry receives a personal reply within 24 hours.
Is student information safe?
Student information is never entered into AI tools, and client work uses only business-tier AI accounts that do not train on customer data. The free readiness assessment asks nothing about students.
Can an institution start with the free assessment?
Yes. The free AI Readiness Assessment gives an instant result type and six area scores. The full AI Readiness Report adds leadership interviews, a staff readiness map and a 90-day roadmap.
Can education funding cover lumë services?
lumë services align with funding for promotional videos, events, teaching content, online learning resources and staff professional learning. Each institution should confirm eligibility against its own funding guidelines.
Ready to make AI work safely across the institution?
Start with the free assessment, or book a strategy call with John.