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 2008

                                  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 Will Ethridge as a Non-Executive Director of Pearson plc

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


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


          Interactive Data Corporation (current) (NYSE Listed)


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


          None


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


          None


     (6)  Details  of any public  criticisms  of Mr  Ethridge  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: 07 May 2008

                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary