Sam Freedman | Institute for Government

Working to make government more effective

Sam is a senior fellow at the Institute. He is also a senior adviser to the education charity Ark.

Previously he was CEO of Education Partnerships Group, which supports governments in sub-Saharan Africa to develop education policy and was an executive director at Teach First. He worked at the Department for Education as a senior policy adviser to Michael Gove between 2010 and 2013.

14 JUN 2023 Comment

How bad does the NHS crisis need to get?

Sam Freedman takes a closer look at the NHS crisis.

13 JUN 2023 Report

The NHS productivity puzzle

The NHS crisis will only be solved with capital investment, increasing management capacity and staff retention – not just more doctors and nurses.

23 FEB 2023 Comment

What do Keir Starmer’s five missions reveal about how Labour would govern?

A team of IfG experts assess whether Starmer’s "five bold missions" stack up