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		</div><p>Ed Sheeran failed his music college course before he went on to global stardom and an estimated wealth of £160 million.</p>
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<p>The singer-songwriter’s F grades in all six of his music subjects, including songcraft and professional musicianship, are set out in a letter from the Academy of Contemporary Music (ACM) in Guildford in 2010.</p>
<p>The document forms part of a free exhibition, called Ed Sheeran: Made In Suffolk, which opens in Ipswich, in south-east England, today.</p>
<figure id="attachment_138493" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138493" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-138493" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3116087D-C852-4669-B7B2-69EDE5B4EAF9.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="428" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138493" class="wp-caption-text">Memorabilia of Ed Sheeran’s journey to global stardom is on display at a free exhibition in Ipswich</figcaption></figure>
<p>The 28-year-old’s father, John Sheeran, who curated the exhibition, said the teenage Ed became “disillusioned” with the course after just three weeks.</p>
<p>He was invited to be the support act on a tour with Just Jack in 2009 so dropped out to pursue his big break.</p>
<p>A year later he got a letter with his resulting F grades, and told his father and mother, Imogen Sheeran.</p>
<figure id="attachment_138494" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138494" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-138494" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/D256502C-FD16-4FF3-A862-1BBCEE7DF8F7.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="798" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138494" class="wp-caption-text">The letter confirming Ed Sheeran failed all his music subjects at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford</figcaption></figure>
<p>“Just three weeks into the course, and already disillusioned with it, he asked his tutors for permission to go on the tour but they refused,” said Mr Sheeran.</p>
<p>“He then rang us to say that he was determined to go on the tour, even if it meant him leaving college.</p>
<p>“Neither of us were surprised.</p>
<figure id="attachment_138495" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138495" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-138495" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/4C1756EC-6457-4F85-B3F1-8C58A6DE8DF8.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="428" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138495" class="wp-caption-text">A portrait of the artist …. pictures of Ed Sheeran are among the exhibits</figcaption></figure>
<p>“Ed was developing a fearless gut instinct.</p>
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<p>“Imogen and I caught up with him supporting Just Jack at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire.</p>
<p>“Ed’s soon-to-be manager Stuart Camp was also there.</p>
<p>“The following August, Ed showed us a letter he received from ACM, which included his final results: Fail for Musicianship and Fail for Songcraft – hardly surprising as he never returned.”</p>
<figure id="attachment_138496" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138496" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img class="size-full wp-image-138496" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/150336D7-0BED-4867-ACCD-DE6A1D97FF58.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="444" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138496" class="wp-caption-text">A 2004 school report descried Ed Sheeran as ‘a natural performer’</figcaption></figure>
<p>The exhibition also includes a certificate presented to the singer-songwriter at his Year 11 prom at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham, naming him as “most likely to be famous”.</p>
<p>A 2004 school report describes the form 8JE student as a “natural performer”.</p>
<p>The exhibition will run until May next year.</p>
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<p>It is free but due to the expected level of demand people are asked to book at www.made-in-suffolk.co.uk/</p>
<p>The exhibition has been timed to coincide with four homecoming concerts in Ipswich.</p>
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