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 August, 2005

                                  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 Glen Moreno as chairman of Pearson plc.

In accordance with LR 9.6.13, we now provide the following information on Mr
Moreno.

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

Senior Non-Executive Director of Man Group plc (current)
Non-Executive Director of Fidelity International (current)
Trustee of Liechtenstein Global Trust (current)
Trustee of Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation (current)

(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 Moreno was an executive director at the time of, or within the
twelve months preceding, such events;

None

(4) Details of any compulsory liquidations, administrations or partnership
voluntary arrangements of any partnerships where Mr Moreno was a partner at the
time of, or within the twelve months preceding, such events;

None

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

None

(6) Details of any public criticisms of Mr Moreno 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: 1 August, 2005 
  
                             By:   /s/ STEPHEN JONES
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                                   Stephen Jones
                                   Deputy Secretary