[1andrew1]

Originally Posted by spiderplant

Well we are apparently short of musicians , so he may have a point

https://www.gov.uk/government/public...ge-occupations

Yup, although the sentence wasn't just about music:

We want every child to get the chance to play competitive sport and play an instrument.

Also on education:

Reading, writing and arithmetic are the three pillars of any education. We would add a fourth which sadly doesn't begin with R. Digital skills.