Ed Sheeran stuns Cardiff school children with surprise performance in their assembly
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Ed Sheeran stunned school children with a surprise performance in their school assembly on Friday morning. The singer, 33, left students and teachers gobsmacked at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff when he walked on stage and started performing his hit singles.
![[The singer left students and teachers gobsmacked at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff when he walked on stage and started performing his hit singles]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93954225-14270465-image-a-2_1736510630853.jpg)
Ed's shock appearance was to launch The Ed Sheeran Foundation, which aims to improve access to music for more than 12,000 children and young people. The hitmaker performed Thinking Out Loud and Shape Of You, before answering the children's questions. Music education in the UK faces significant challenges, with varying needs across regions, schools, and age groups.
![[The hitmaker performed Thinking Out Loud and Shape Of You, before answering the children's questions]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93954215-14270465-image-a-4_1736510656317.jpg)
While the UK music industry contributed a record £7.6 billion to the economy in 2024, disparities still remain in terms of access to music education. Ed Sheeran, 33, stunned school children with a surprise performance in their school assembly on Friday morning.
![[Ed's shock appearance was to launch The Ed Sheeran Foundation, which aims to improve access to music for more than 12,000 children and young people]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93954213-14270465-image-a-3_1736510644351.jpg)
The singer left students and teachers gobsmacked at Fitzalan High School in Cardiff when he walked on stage and started performing his hit singles. A 2019 BPI survey revealed that one in four schools serving disadvantaged communities offer no music lessons at all.
![[Ed visited Fitzalan High School in Wales on Friday morning]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93954223-14270465-image-a-5_1736510666179.jpg)
Upon its launch, Ed's foundation has already supported 18 grassroots music education organisations and state school music departments across the UK. This support will directly impact 12,000 children and young people by improving access to instruments, creating performance opportunities, and opening pathways into the music industry.
![[The children were completely starstruck by their surprise visitor]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/10/12/93954219-14270465-image-a-6_1736510744917.jpg)
