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Pearson plc (PSO) is frequently featured in news for its role as the world’s lifelong learning company and its focus on digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. News coverage highlights trading updates, strategic partnerships, product launches, and developments in assessment and virtual learning that shape the company’s trajectory.
Recent announcements include unaudited trading updates describing underlying Group sales growth across Assessment & Qualifications, Virtual Learning, Higher Education, English Language Learning, and Enterprise Learning & Skills. These updates outline how sub-business units such as Pearson Professional Assessments, US Student Assessment, Clinical Assessment, and UK & International Qualifications contribute to performance, and how Virtual Learning enrolments and enterprise contracts support growth.
News about Pearson also focuses on AI-powered learning tools and partnerships. Examples include the launch of Communication Coach, an AI-powered learning product integrated into Microsoft 365, and global collaborations with IBM and Cognizant to build AI-powered learning platforms, assessments, and workforce skilling programmes. Additional coverage describes AI Literacy Modules for higher education, AI-powered Study Prep, and AI tools for teachers and English language learners.
Other articles highlight Pearson’s role in professional certification and workforce development, such as Pearson VUE’s exclusive multi-year collaboration to deliver Salesforce certification exams and contracts to deliver Google Cloud certifications. Stories about Connections Academy and partnerships with organisations like the Center for Energy Workforce Development illustrate Pearson’s efforts to connect education with career pathways.
Investors and observers can use the Pearson news stream to follow segment performance, product innovation, AI initiatives, enterprise contracts, and governance disclosures that appear in the company’s announcements and Form 6-K filings. Regular updates provide context on how Pearson is executing its strategy across learning, assessment, and skills.
Pearson (LSE:PSO) reported underlying group sales growth of 4% for FY2025 with Q4 accelerating to 8%. Group adjusted operating profit was guided at £610–615m at a £:$ rate of 1.32, up c.6% on an underlying basis. Free cash flow conversion exceeded 95% in 2025, with a £0.1bn State Aid tax recovery and net debt of c.£1.1bn. Business drivers include Virtual Learning (+8% FY; +20% Q4), Enterprise Learning & Skills (+6% FY; +13% Q4) and Assessment & Qualifications (+4% FY). Medium‑term guidance remains mid‑single digit sales CAGR, ~+40bps margin per year and 90–100% average FCF conversion. Full year results: 27 February 2026.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pearson announced a global partnership on Dec 11, 2025 to build AI-powered personalized learning tools for businesses, public organizations, and educational institutions.
The collaboration will use watsonx Orchestrate and watsonx Governance, create a custom AI learning platform combining human experts with AI assistants, and integrate Pearson solutions including Credly, Faethm, and Pearson Professional Assessments.
The companies say IBM customers and 270,000 IBM employees will have access to Pearson enterprise learning; Pearson research cited a $1.1 trillion annual US loss from skills mismatches as market context. Announced goals are subject to change.
Pearson (PSO) published the Pearson School Report 2025 showing UK educators' concerns about AI readiness. The survey of more than 14,000 education voices finds 44% of secondary and 31% of primary teachers say students are not adequately equipped for AI. Only 9% of teachers feel confident teaching AI and 23% are not confident using it.
Major demand for training: 57% expect AI to grow in education, 39% used AI in the last fortnight, and educators call for AI in teacher training and expanded qualifications and courses offered by Pearson.
Pearson (PSO) launched Communication Coach, an AI-powered learning tool integrated into Microsoft 365 that delivers real-time feedback on grammar, vocabulary, tone, clarity and professional interactions.
The product combines speech and meeting data with Pearson's learning science and a skills intelligence engine drawing on Faethm and Credly, and can be fine-tuned with Microsoft 365 Copilot. It aligns with Pearson's Global Scale of English. A preview will appear at Microsoft Ignite 2025, with pilots and general availability planned for 2026.
Pearson (PSO) announced a partnership with the Center for Energy Workforce Development on October 23, 2025 to expand career-connected learning for Connections Academy students.
The collaboration centers on the Energy Industry Fundamentals 2.0 (EIF 2.0)—a free, virtual 120-hour course with labs and interactive exercises that awards an industry-recognized credential on completion. Connections Academy will also expand College and Career Readiness offerings and its tri-credit approach, giving students high school credit, micro-credentials, and eligibility for select college credit.
Pearson (LSE:PSO) issued its unaudited nine‑month trading update to 30 Sept 2025, reporting Underlying Group sales +4% in Q3 and +2% for the nine months, with management expecting stronger sales growth in Q4 and full‑year results in line with market expectations.
Key drivers include Virtual Learning +17% in Q3 (2025/26 enrollments +13%), Inclusive Access +19% YTD, expanded AI products and new enterprise partnerships (Cognizant, Deloitte, Salesforce). Guidance notes adjusted operating profit implied at c.£606m given FX assumptions and expected free cash flow conversion of 90–100%.
Pearson (NYSE:PSO) has secured an exclusive multi-year partnership with Salesforce to become the sole global provider of Salesforce certification exams through its Pearson VUE business. The collaboration, which began registration on July 21, 2025, features a streamlined certification pathway and a comprehensive catalog of 80 certification exams.
The partnership offers three flexible exam delivery formats: online proctoring through OnVUE, in-person testing at Pearson VUE Test Centers, and event-based testing. According to Pearson's 2025 report, over 70% of certified professionals report increased efficiency and innovation, while 63% received or anticipated promotions after certification.
Pearson (NYSE:PSO) has launched new AI Literacy Modules to address the growing demand for AI education in higher learning institutions. The modules will be integrated into over 170 MyLab and Mastering courses across STEM, business, health professions, and humanities disciplines.
The initiative includes three modules focusing on AI validation and citation, available in the U.S. and select global markets. Students completing the modules earn Credly by Pearson badges, with a capstone badge awarded for full completion. According to a Forbes survey, 98% of educators identified a need for ethical AI education.
This launch is part of Pearson's broader AI strategy, with over 80% of their products now digital or digitally enabled. The modules aim to promote responsible AI use while developing workforce-ready skills for students.
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) and Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) have announced a significant global strategic partnership focused on enhancing workforce readiness in the AI era. The collaboration aims to address the estimated $1.1 trillion annual cost to the U.S. economy from inefficient career pathways.
The multi-year agreement encompasses three key areas: early career development, learning redefinition through AI integration, and global workforce transformation. Cognizant will enhance Pearson's platforms with generative and agentic AI capabilities, while Pearson will provide content and assessment across Cognizant's initiatives, including Synapse and the Immersive Learning Center in Chennai.
The partnership leverages Pearson's expertise in learning and assessment alongside Cognizant's consulting and technology capabilities to develop AI-powered learning solutions. According to projections, AI could reshape up to 90% of existing jobs while potentially driving $1 trillion in annual growth for the U.S. economy by 2032.
Pearson (PSO) and Cognizant (CTSH) have announced a significant global strategic partnership focused on enhancing learning and workforce development in the AI era. The collaboration aims to address the estimated $1.1 trillion annual cost to the U.S. economy from inefficient career pathways.
The multi-year agreement encompasses three key areas: early career development, learning redefinition through AI integration, and global workforce transformation. Cognizant will enhance Pearson's platforms with generative and agentic AI capabilities, while Pearson will provide content and assessment tools for Cognizant's workforce development programs.
The partnership leverages Pearson's expertise in learning and assessment alongside Cognizant's technology capabilities to develop AI-powered learning solutions. The collaboration is projected to help address the transformation of up to 90% of existing jobs and contribute to an estimated $1 trillion in annual U.S. economic growth by 2032.
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