How we clean schools

We will devise an individual plan for cleaning your school. Here is a sample from one of our check-lists to show what our team of school cleaners can do for you:

 

CLASSROOMS (daily) inc. Library, Music IT & Technology Rooms

Empty waste bins, replace and remove bags to disposal point

Damp wipe outsides of bins as required

Damp wipe/polish tables and chairs

Damp wipe/polish skirting, ledges, radiators and window ledges

Spot clean walls as necessary

Clean overheads in rotation

Dry dust IT equipment

Vacuum carpets

Vacuum and spot mop hard floors

 

HALL/GYM/REFECTORY

Vacuum and wash floors

Machine burnish floors in rotation

Empty waste bins, replace and remove bags to disposal point

Damp wipe all ledges, skirtings etc as required

 

ART ROOMS/SCIENCE ROOM

Empty waste bins, replace and remove bags to disposal point

Damp wipe outsides of bins as required

Damp wipe/polish tables and chairs

Damp wipe/polish skirting, ledges, radiators and window ledges

Vacuum carpets

Vacuum and mop hard floors

 

OFFICE AREAS (daily)

Empty waste bins, replace and remove bags to disposal point

Damp wipe outsides of bins as required

Damp wipe/dust/polish cleared desks, lamps, under filing trays and sundry desk items as possible

Damp wipe/sanitise telephones in rotation

Damp wipe coffee spillage from walls as possible

Dust/polish wooden furniture, window ledges, fire extinguishers and radiators to normal hand height as accessible including pictures

Spot clean finger marks from glass partitions/doorways

Vacuum all carpet areas including under desks and chairs

Vacuum soft furnishings as necessary

 

STAFF ROOM (daily)

Load Dishwasher and turn on, at end of cycle unload and place items in cupboards as possible

Damp wipe outsides of cupboards as necessary

Clean/polish sink unit and wipe tops of surfaces, ledges and pipe work

Empty and damp wipe outsides of bins

Vacuum all carpet areas including under tables and chairs

Vacuum upholstered furniture

Dust/ damp wipe/ polish all tables and desks etc

Dust/polish wooden furniture, window ledges, fire extinguishers and radiators to normal hand height as accessible including pictures

Clean insides of refrigerator once weekly

Clean Microwave inside/out

Clean/polish sink unit and wipe tops of surfaces, ledges and pipework

 

TOILETS /CLOAKROOM  (daily)

Vacuum and mop floors and empty waste bins

Machine scrub floors in rotation

Disinfect toilet bowls

Clean/polish hand basins inc. tap fittings

Clean/polish both sides of toilet seats and lids

Clean mirrors as required

Damp wipe exteriors of pedestals as necessary

Damp wipe splash backs and tiled walls beneath hand dryers once per week

Damp wipe pipe work and cisterns

Replenish toilet rolls and soap (rechargeables) from stock

 

STAIRS (daily) inc Corridors

Vacuum hard floors

Hand scrub nosings in rotation

Dust/polish banisters, railings and skirtings in rotation

Dust/polish fire extinguishers and ledges

 

ENTRANCE HALL (daily)

Vacuum hard floors

Spot clean finger marks from glass partitions/doorways

Dust/polish wooden furniture, ledges, fire extinguishers and radiators to hand height including pictures

Tips & Tricks

TIPS & TRICKS

Chrome taps will come up a treat if you rub them with plan flour and then wash off

What our clients say

"During the tendering process, you will hear promises of performance from many companies but few will actually deliver. However, Calabash are unique, in a fairly desperate business, in keeping all their promises. You would be mad not to appoint them."

Tobyn Thomas
Thomas’s London Day Schools

 

Our credentials

 

Calabash Accreditations HD