Pearson

Pearson originally started out as a construction company during the industrial revolution, however the company is now an international publishing house. The group comprises of three main divisions: Education, Financial Times and Penguin. Almost two thirds of its revenues are generated from the Education arm, however it is the other two that Pearson is most famous for.

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Empty school tables. Pearson has pledged free courseware in the UK and US as thousands of schools close to combat the coronavirus crisis

Pearson issues 2020 profit warning on coronavirus closures

Education publisher Pearson today issued a profit warning for 2020 and paused a £350m share buyback as a result of

March 23, 2020
Pearson published education textbooks but is transitioning into digital

Pearson profit falters as US courseware business drags it down

Education publisher Pearson posted underlying profit at the top end of a reduced guidance range for 2019 today, and warned

February 21, 2020
John Fallon CEO of Pearson

Pearson CEO to depart as it sells $675m stake in Penguin Random House

Pearson’s chief executive today announced that he plans to step down in 2020, triggering a search for a successor. John

December 18, 2019
GCSE Results Are Released In The UK

Pearson bags Home Office contract to provide English language tests

Publishing and education firm Pearson today said it has won a Home Office contract to provide English language tests for

December 16, 2019
BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 11: A student studies legal textbooks in the law faculty at Humboldt University prior to the beginning of the winter semester on October 11, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. German universities recorded a record 2.218 million matriculations in the 2010/2011 winter semester, a rise of 4.5%, and expect even more students in the coming winter semester, which starts in October. The end of compulsory military service in the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, which went into effect earlier this year, is a major contributing factor to the rise in the numbers of students arriving at universities across the country. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Pearson holds full-year guidance as digital shift pays off

Pearson has held its guidance for the full year as the firm’s ongoing shift from textbooks to digital formats drove

July 26, 2019

Tencent backs top AI startup in $24m injection

A host of major businesses and venture capital firms have joined in a $24m (£18.9m) funding round for a Prowler.io,

May 20, 2019

London businesses 'unaware' of improvements to apprenticeship levy

Only a quarter of London businesses are aware of the improvements to the apprenticeship levy that were announced in the

May 16, 2019

Financial Times buys majority stake in tech media firm The Next Web

The Financial Times (FT) has bought a controlling stake in tech media firm The Next Web (TNW) in a bid

March 5, 2019

Pearson sales slip as publisher eyes 2020 revenue growth

Sales fell at education publisher Pearson in 2018 even as profits surged, the firm revealed today, as it confirmed a

February 22, 2019

Pearson to unveil £500m pension insurance deal with Legal & General

Publishing giant Pearson is set to announce a £500m deal with Legal & General (L&G) in a bid to shore

February 21, 2019

German prosecutors probe Financial Times journalist over Wirecard reporting

Prosecutors in Munch have launched an investigation into a Financial Times (FT) journalist whose reporting of alleged fraud at Wirecard sparked a

February 18, 2019

Pearson sells US school textbook arm for $250m

Pearson announced the $250m (£194m) sale of its US school textbook division today as it pursues a simplification strategy as

February 18, 2019

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