A new programme founded by the controversial Kabbalah movement, made famous by Madonna, has been introduced in some schools in Britain without parents' consent.
State schools in London are taking part in classes run by Spirituality for Kids, or SFK, that teach children as young as 10 to find “the light” and identify and reject an inner voice called “the opponent” that tells them to do bad things.
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet, a leading opponent of the movement, said: “I believe they work using mind manipulation.”
Among the schools offering Spirituality for Kids are Queen's Park Primary, Westminster; St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary, Westminster; Oaklands School, Tower Hamlets; Lawdale Junior, Tower Hamlets; and Essendine Primary, Westminster.