Ed Sheeran has announced that he’s taking a break from recording his new music for the rest of the year to help fund music programmes in high schools.
The Thinking of You singer previously donated millions of pounds to his former school, Thomas Mills High in Framlingham, Suffolk.
The singer has previously experienced the importance of attending a school that received government funding for the arts. Hence why he’s now working to close the gaps schools are now experiencing with the recent cuts in funding.
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Speaking about his plans, he stated “I found it massively helpful to be at a state-funded school that really encouraged that. They’ve basically cut funding for that in England so I’m doing what I can to get funding for it… I started doing that in the county I’m from, and we’ve just now changed to doing it nationwide. I’m now visiting more high schools that really need music funding and you can see what a difference it makes.”
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Sheeran’s charity, The Framlingham Foundation, aims to provide young students with new resources and a “new Expressive Arts course in Year 8 introduced this year.” The sum is set to be similar to his previous donations, which allowed his alma mater to invest in a new photography studio, soundproofing, and all-around improvements to the arts, IT and music rooms.
The charity has also donated large sums to a primary school, which allowed for similar upgrades and bursaries for underprivileged families.
While we might have to wait a little longer for new music, we can wholeheartedly back Ed’s career break.
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