But they also decided that in future the DfES should give the money directly to local authorities for them to spend on training educational psychologists.
The DFES says that primary schools have reported a decrease in problems such as bullying and fighting where the emotional intelligence lessons have been taught.
Different areas get different amounts depending on criteria produced by the Treasury and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES), taking account of such things as local deprivation.
The DfES cannot say how many people are studying Islam at university, but currently there are 44 higher education courses with Islamic studies in the title being taught.
"Academies must provide a broad and balanced curriculum - this is one of the conditions of their funding agreement - and can specialise in one or more subjects, " a DfES spokeswoman said.
Research for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) had shown that children doing out-of-school activities and study support did better than expected in terms of their educational attainment, attitudes and attendance.