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 July 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'


                                                                    31 July 2007


               Pearson plc - Notification of Directors' Interests

Pearson today announces the following changes in directors' interests in Pearson
ordinary shares of 25p each ("shares").

The company yesterday made a grant of restricted  shares to executive  directors
under its existing  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan.  This  represents  the company's
annual grant of long-term incentives to executive directors for 2007.

The  earliest  normal  vesting  date on which  shares may be released is 30 July
2010.  Subject  to  meeting  certain  performance  conditions  in full,  and the
retention  of shares  that vest on 30 July 2010 for a  further  two  years,  the
maximum number of shares that the following executive directors may receive is :
Marjorie  Scardino  (420,000);  David Bell (100,000);  Rona Fairhead  (125,000);
Robin Freestone (125,000); and John Makinson (100,000).

One third of the  award  will be based on  Pearson's  total  shareholder  return
performance  relative to the constituents of the FTSE World Media Index over the
three-year  period  2007 to 2010.  Another  third of the award  will be based on
Pearson's  return on invested capital in 2009. The final third of the award will
be based on Pearson's growth in earnings per share over the period 2006 to 2009.
The  conditions and vesting  arrangements  will be set out in more detail in the
report on directors' remuneration for 2007.


                                    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: 31 July 2007

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary