After a couple of months working in a recording studio as part of the preparation for a new album, this Thursday Ed Sheeran announced that he will take a break to develop a musical education strategy that could significantly help thousands of students in his native England.
Specifically, the British singer will launch a new music scheme for students aimed at improving the funding of music lessons in English schools. This is not the first time Ed has shown interest in this issue, as he donated millions to his former school, Thomas Mills High in Suffolk, in recent years after one of his teachers contacted him to inform him about funding cuts in 2018.
By 2022, when the donation was made, the school's music director, Richard Hanley, told the BBC: "The students and staff of this school are fortunate to have a benefactor who knows and appreciates the value of the arts in education, how important they are, and how they can change lives."
Great contribution to education
The 33-year-old performer gave details of his new project in an interview with the Daily Mail: "I started doing it in the county where I'm from and now we're expanding to a national level. Now I'm visiting more high schools that really need funding for music and you can see the difference it makes".
In addition, Sheeran emphasized the importance of musical education, using himself as an example that he never considered himself an academic, yet managed to excel in music with great help from “being in a state-funded school that really fostered that. They cut funding for that in England, so I’m doing everything I can to help.”