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Day School
A state or private school where children attend during the day and do not stay overnight, as they would in a secure unit or in a hospital.
Hospital School

School caring for students and children in hospital who are unable to attend their mainstream school on a regular basis or not at all, due to medical conditions.

Hospital Section

A place/situation in a generic or paediatric hospital where pupils and students can study. As far as we know this exists only in countries where there are no Hospital Schools, like in Italy or (if we understood) Spain. Hospital teachers work in hospital sections.

Mainstream School

Any state or private school who have the children or the students on their roll, meaning where the children or students are registered.

Regular School

A state or private school where children attend during the day and do not stay overnight, as they would in a secure unit or in a hospital.

Virtual School

An institution that teaches courses entirely or primarily through online methods. It's an online learning platform with many different models that range from fully independent self-paced courses to virtual synchronomous teacher facilitated courses.