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Exhibit 10.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Pearson plc (the "Company") for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rona Fairhead, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify to my knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. Section 1350), that:

1.

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and



2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: June 5, 2003
By:
/s/  RONA FAIRHEAD Rona Fairhead
Chief Financial Officer

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Exhibit 10.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002