Sheeran started writing songs from a young age, after encouragement from a teacher, and says he wants to help plug the gap left by reduced arts funding. To support the launch of the foundation, the Grammy-winner is visiting schools and youth groups in Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh and Belfast.

Ed Sheeran is taking his love for music education to a new level, launching a foundation to ensure that children in the United Kingdom have access to high-quality music education. This initiative is close to the singer-songwriter's heart,

Ed Sheeran has established a foundation aimed at ensuring children in the UK have access to “high-quality”music education. The British singer-songwriter, who began writing songs at a young age with the encouragement of a teacher, seeks to address the gap left by cuts to arts funding in schools.