Ed Sheeran took partial credit for the government’s move to reduce the teaching of music in England’s state schools, following a discussion with the Secretary of State in England, before the Education Secretary discussed it in Parliament.
The Department for Education (DFE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music education “to give a strong start to the wider changes to the National Curriculum in England.
The proposals were applauded by the arts sector and sheeran Posted on Social Media To highlight his contribution in the form of an open letter to Keir Starmer sent in January.
“With the help of the letter and all those who signed it, I am happy to say that some of the key points we raised have been recognized by the government today,” he said.
“It involves sorting out the genres of music that are taught in schools and getting rid of the old systems that stop children and changes in the youth that make the youth suffer.
“If I didn’t encourage at school, especially from my music teacher, I wouldn’t be a musician today, and many of my peers who say high school in Suffolk, said.
“My music education was more than just learning and playing. It helped me find confidence in myself, and music itself was – and still is – important for my mental health.”
The letter Organized by Sheeran’s Personal Foundation and is supported by over 600 artists, organizations and cultural figures including Paloma Faith, Stormby, Elton John and ColdPlay.
The reforms unveiled in the government’s response to the curriculum and assessment review published this week by Prof Becky Francis.
The Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, pledged Sheeran’s support when she outlined the changes on Wednesday. He told MPS: “Our creative industries are a source of national pride but as Ed Sheeran said so eloquently, we cannot continue to go out into the world without a broad base in our schools at home.
“The arts are for everyone, not just a lucky few, and we can reclaim arts education, putting it back at the heart of a rich and broad curriculum.”
The curriculum review argues that schools do not have enough time to pursue creative subjects, with the government offering changes in performance measures That will encourage the acquisition of gocs in the arts including music, dance and drama by scraping the more academic psychology that was ordered by Michael Gove when he was education secretary.
Shakespeare’s company Shakespeare said the changes would make a material difference to the lives of young people, while the head of the independent society of musicians (Ism), Deborah Annetts, said it was a historic moment.
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“Ebacc has done immeasurable damage to music and creative subjects and that is why it has been proven that it has been campaigned since 2010,” he said.
The Chief Executive of Arts Council England, Darren Henley, called it “a great day for the next generation of creative talent”.
“Subjects like art and design, dancing, sports and music play a unique role in nurturing well-rounded people,” he said.
The government also announced that students in England will be taught “critical social media posts on Tiktok and Instagram as part of the National Curriculum.
The DFE said analyzing blogs or social media posts is considered “a key skill in terms of reading the media and studying evidence, or learning to spot fake news”.
The government is also considering a new modern foreign language approach before GCSES which could motivate students “to continue to study and improve their language abilities”.