Summer Deep Cleaning for Schools: Tips, Benefits & Essential Products
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- Castle
The summer holidays provide the perfect opportunity for a deep clean of schools, colleges and other educational facilities. It is a great time to tackle those bigger cleaning jobs that keep your school safe, hygienic, and welcoming. From restoring floors to sparkling windows, a well-planned summer deep clean can make all the difference when a new term begins.
Deep cleaning in schools offers numerous benefits that contribute to the overall well-being and productivity of students and staff. Firstly, deep cleaning improves hygiene and sanitation. By removing dirt, dust, and germs, deep cleaning helps create a clean and healthy environment that reduces the risk of illnesses. This is particularly important in schools where students and staff spend a significant amount of time near each other.
Secondly, deep cleaning helps reduce the spread of germs and illnesses. Schools are breeding grounds for bacteria and viruses due to close contact between individuals. Deep cleaning helps eliminate germs from surfaces, reducing the risk of transmission. This is especially important during flu seasons or outbreaks of contagious diseases.
Why Summer Is the Best Time to Deep Clean Schools
During term time, even the most dedicated cleaning teams can only do so much between lessons and after school hours. Summer offers:
- Uninterrupted Access – With no students or staff in the way, every room and corner can be cleaned without disruption.
- Better Results – Deep cleaning carpets, floors, and furniture is easier when you don’t have to rush to beat the morning bell!
- Health Benefits – A summer clean reduces the build-up of dust, allergens, and bacteria, making the school a healthier place for the new term.
- Longer-Lasting Maintenance – Proper cleaning and care over the holidays help extend the life of flooring, furniture and equipment.
Key Areas to Focus On
A summer clean isn’t just a bigger version of the daily tidy—it’s about tackling the spots that are often overlooked during busy term time:
- Carpets & floors – Steam clean carpets to remove deep-set dirt and bacteria, and strip and reseal hard floors to restore their shine.
- Classroom Furniture – Wipe down desks, chairs, and cupboards to remove ink marks, dust and grime.
- Windows & Blinds – Give them a streak-free clean to brighten up classrooms for the new term.
- Toilets & Changing Rooms – Deep sanitise all surfaces, including tiles and grout, for freshness and hygiene.
- Kitchens & Dining Areas – Degrease, sanitise and clean all equipment, floors and prep areas.
Recommended Products for a Successful School Deep Clean
We can help supply everything you need for an effective summer clean, including:
- Heavy-Duty Floor Cleaners – For stripping, scrubbing and polishing floors.
- High-Performance Disinfectants – To eliminate germs and bacteria on all surfaces.
- Carpet Cleaning Solutions – Specially formulated for deep fibre penetration.
- Glass & Window Cleaners – For streak-free shine and clarity.
- Microfibre Cloths & Mops – Efficient, reusable, and perfect for trapping dust.
- Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products – Safer for staff, students, and the environment.
- Triple 8 Ultra Clean Virucidal Cleaner 5L – Fast acting virucidal cleaner sanitiser for all hard surfaces. Excellent for general cleaning and for removing grease and grime and has a long-lasting ‘Cotton Fresh’ fragrance. Extremely effective virucidal sanitiser, independently proven to be kill the HIV, Hepatitis C and H1N1 Influenza viruses.
- Triple 8 BioGen Cleaner & Sanitiser 1L – Eco-friendly plant based cleaner & sanitiser. Truly one product for every task. Fully biodegradable. Descales safely using an organic acid. Virucidal & bactericidal certified to EN14476 & EN1276.
- Triple 8 Green Washroom Cleaner 5L – A concentrated eco-friendly cleaner, which is fully biodegradable and is a highly effective washroom cleaner for use on most hard surfaces in the washroom.
- Triple 8 Toilet Cleaner – Advanced formula toilet cleaner. A thickened concentrated cleaner & descaler for use on toilet bowls, urinals and stainless steel fittings leaving a fresh fragrance.
- Triple 8 Carpet Extraction Liquid 5L – A concentrated, low foaming extraction liquid with added defoamers and brighteners. Fresh lemon fragrance. Suitable for use on wool carpets. Can be used with the Hydromist Carpet Extraction Machine
- Triple 8 Pine Disinfectant 5L – General purpose disinfectant for use on drains, sinks and toilets, with a fresh pine fragrance. Effectively kills smells and malodours.
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