Built by a cleaner, for cleaners
For over 20 years Ian and Tina ran one of the UK's most respected oven-cleaning rounds. The Academy is the practical, no-nonsense training they wished existed when they started — now used by 500+ students from Brighton to Belfast.
OUR MISSION
Train cleaners properly. Stop wasted years of trial & error.
Most new cleaners learn the same way — buy the wrong products, scratch their first oven, undercharge for their first six months, and quietly give up. We’ve all been there.
The Academy exists to short-circuit that. Every technique, product and pricing decision in our training comes from 20+ years of actually cleaning ovens — not theory, not affiliate sales, not YouTube guesswork.
“Six months in, I’d made every mistake in the book. The Academy is the manual I wanted handed to me on day one — clear, honest, and made by someone who’s done the work.”
We’re a small UK-based team. We answer your emails ourselves, we update the training every quarter, and we’ll never sell you a product we don’t use on our own rounds.
THE STORY
From one van to 500+ trained cleaners.
Built one customer, one student and one honest conversation at a time.
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2003
First Domestic Round
Tina starts cleaning ovens part-time around the school run in Brighton. Quickly realises there is no proper training out there for new entrants.
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2008
Going Full-Time
Quits her PAYE job. Within two years she has a six-van round across the South Coast and is mentoring her own staff.
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2017
The First Workshop
A handful of friends-of-friends ask for help starting their own rounds. Tina hosts a weekend workshop. It sells out three more times.
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2019
Oven Cleaning Academy
The workshops become a structured video course. The Professional System launches with the first 50 students.
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2022
AGA Masterclass
Following years of expensive AGA-cleaning mistakes in the industry, we publish the first dedicated AGA training in the UK.
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2026
500+ Students
The Academy now trains cleaners across the UK, supplies own-brand products via Home Loving, and runs The Oven Cleaning Podcast.
Six things we won't compromise on.
RATED 5-STARS ON
- YOUTUBE
I started with the online course, which i found full of information. I love that I can go back into it and watch certain videos again. After I finished the online course, I decided to take the trip down south for the face to face training.
I had 2 days bespoke training with Ian, I learnt plenty, had a great couple of days and took lots on board. It was worth the trip down south. Tina and Ian both made me feel very welcome. I went out with Ian on a couple of jobs and he was very professional with both myself and the customers. I would highly recommend Oven Loving