Director Shareholding

Pearson PLC
25 September 2001


                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1)  Name of company

PEARSON PLC

2)  Name of director

LORD DENNIS STEVENSON

3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect
of a non-beneficial interest

CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE

4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

LORD HENRY DENNISTOUN STEVENSON DESINGATION WILLIAM BECKFORD JAMES STEVENSON

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

WILLIAM BECKFORD JAMES STEVENSON

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

SHARE PURCHASE

7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

2,725

8)  Percentage of issued class

0.00034%

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

12) Price per share

733.75P

13) Date of transaction

25 SEPTEMBER 2001

14) Date company informed

25 SEPTEMBER 2001

15) Total holding following this notification

109,050

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.01363%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

N/A

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification

N/A

23) Any additional information

N/A

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

N/A

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification.  STEPHEN JONES


Date of Notification:  25 SEPTEMBER 2001