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 March, 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 Directorate Change



Appointment of David Arculus as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding Mr
Arculus:-

(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Arculus in any other
    publicly quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating
    whether or not he is still a director:

    Non-executive director of Barclays Bank plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Barclays plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Telefonica SA (current)
    Chairman of O2 plc (until company recently taken over by Telefonica)
    Director of Severn Trent plc (resigned 31.12.04)

(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences:

    None

(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
    liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any
    composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its
    creditors of any company where Mr Arculus was an executive director at the
    time of, or within 12 months preceding such events:

    None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or
    partnership voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Arculus was
    a partner at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:

    None

(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Arculus or of a
    partnership of which Mr Arculus was a partner at the time of, or within the
    twelve months preceding, such event:

    None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Arculus by statutory or
    regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and
    whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director
    of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of
    any company:

    None


Appointment of Ken Hydon as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we provide the following information regarding Mr
Hydon:-

(1) Details of all directorships held by Mr Hydon in any other publicly
    quoted companies at any time in the previous five years, indicating whether
    or not he is still a director:

    Non-executive director of Tesco plc (current)
    Non-executive director of Reckitt Benckiser plc (current)
    Finance director of Vodafone Group plc (resigned 26.07.05)

(2) Any unspent convictions in relation to indictable offences:

    None

(3) Details of any receiverships, compulsory liquidations, creditors, voluntary
    liquidations, administrations, company voluntary arrangements or any
    composition or arrangement with its creditors generally or any class of its
    creditors of any company where Mr Hydon was an executive director at the
    time of, or within 12 months preceding such events:

    None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership
    voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Hydon was a partner at
    the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:

    None

(5) Details of receiverships of any assets of Mr Hydon or of a
    partnership of which Mr Hydon was a partner at the time of, or within the
    twelve months preceding, such event:

    None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Hydon by statutory or
    regulatory authorities (including designated professional bodies) and
    whether he has ever been disqualified by a court from acting as a director
    of a company or from acting in the management or conduct or the affairs of
    any company:

    None


                                   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: 7 March, 2006

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary