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 May, 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 Director Declaration


Appointment of Robin Freestone as a Director of Pearson plc


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


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


    None


(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 Freestone 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 Freestone
    was a partner at the time of, or within 12 months preceding, such events:


    None


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


    None


(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Freestone 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: 22 May, 2006

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary