UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 6-K

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
                    PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
                      THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           For the month of December 2006

                                  PEARSON plc
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                      N/A

                (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                   80 Strand
                            London, England WC2R 0RL
                                44-20-7010-2000
                    (Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:




      Form 20-F X                                      Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the  Registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Yes                                              No X

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        This Report includes the following documents:

1. A press release from Pearson plc announcing Director/PDMR Shareholding



Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan


Below are details of purchases of ordinary shares and ADRs made on Wednesday, 20
December 2006 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-



Name of     No. of     Percentage   Price     Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director    Shares     of Issued    per       Following        Following
            Purchased  Stock %      Share GBP Notification    Notification %

David            285      0.00004   GBP7.67           1,065            0.00013
Arculus
Lord Burns       285      0.00004   GBP7.67           6,584            0.00082
Ken Hydon        285      0.00004   GBP7.67           6,065            0.00075
Gurvirendra
Talwar           983      0.00012   GBP7.67          17,728           0.0022



Name of  No. of    Percentage of Price per   Total Holding    Total Percentage
Director ADRs      Issued Stock  ADR $       Following        Following
         Purchased    %                      Notification     Notification %

Susan        379      0.000047    $15.1363      3,830            0.00048
Fuhrman






                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                   PEARSON plc

Date: 21 December 2006

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary