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 April 2008

                                  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 Monday, 31
March 2008 under the Non-Executive Directors' Share Purchase Plan:-



                                                                                     


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

David Arculus                         322       0.00004%   GBP6.80           10,545             0.00130%

Lord Burns                            321       0.00004%   GBP6.80            8,792             0.00109%

Patrick Cescau                        321       0.00004%   GBP6.80            3,079             0.00038%

Ken Hydon                             322       0.00004%   GBP6.80            7,494             0.00093%


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

Susan Fuhrman                        425          0.00005%    $13.57         5,726            0.00071%




                                    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: 01 April 2008

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary