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, 2007

                                  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 Thursday, 20
December 2007 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-


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

David          307       0.00004  GBP7.11            2,223             0.00028
Arculus

Lord           308       0.00004  GBP7.11            8,471             0.00105
Burns

Ken            307       0.00004  GBP7.11            7,172             0.00089
Hydon



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

Susan         408       0.00005    $14.14            5,301             0.00066
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, 2007

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary