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 October 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 Friday, 28
September 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   Notification     Notification %
                                      GBP

David          286       0.00004     GBP7.65         1,916             0.00024
Arculus

Lord           286       0.00004     GBP7.65         8,055             0.00100
Burns

Ken            286       0.00004     GBP7.65         6,865             0.00085
Hydon



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

Susan         384       0.00005    $15.33         4,893             0.00061
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: 01 October 2007

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary