There are special units for the deaf, partially sighted and physically handicapped, as well as a pre-school assessment unit and a school Psychological Service. The Education Department staff two mobile Life Education Centres which visits schools to support the teaching of health and drugs education. Music, Drama and the Arts have a prominent position in the work of the schools. There is a Manx Schools Youth Orchestra together with senior and junior school orchestras. Peripatetic instrumental tuition is provided in schools.
Choral work is also strong with a range of choirs.
There is a Careers Service for schools offering advice and support to pupils and young persons over career and job opportunities. School meals are provided by the Education Department. Independent Education Independent education on the Isle of Man is provided by King William's College and the Buchan School. The two schools merged in 1991 to make a continuous educational provision for boys and girls, day pupils and boarders, from the age of 4 to 18. The age of transfer between the two sites is 11.