SUMMARY
This article compares two values education programmes currently available for UKschools and the Hindu-related organisations – the Brahma Kumaris World SpiritualUniversity and the Sathya Sai Service Organisation UK – with which they areassociated. Attention is paid to the development of the programmes and the reasonsfor their implementation in certain schools. We conclude by considering the relevanceof the cultic provenance for schools’ uptake and whether the programmes areHindu in content.