[Vocabulary] practical school

[doranselmo]

Good morning
I have come across this phrase: 'practical school'. I don't know what kind of school this is . By the context I guess it is a school for disadvantaged pupils. I would appreciate if you could give me a synonym or some clue so that I can translate it into Italian.Thank you very much, dora anselmo

 

[Rover_KE]

Welcome to the forum, dora anselmo.

Please tell us in what context you read this expression and give us at least the full sentence in which you found it.

 

[Tdol]

I haven't seen the term used in this way in the UK. I would have guessed that it was a school where people learned practical skills, like apprenticeship schools.

 

[Rover_KE]

We'll have a better idea when Dora gets back to us.

 

[MikeNewYork]

We have schools in the US that are called "vocational schools". They teach things such as automobile mechanics, welding, and other practical skills.

 

[Tdol]

That's a term I have heard used.