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Shares in Pearson leapt almost 9 per cent as the education publisher returned to growth even as it battled exam cancellations and school closures. It said total sales had increased by 4 per cent in the final three months of 2020, its first positive figure of the year after three quarters of decline. The rise included … Read more
I’m A Celeb star Jordan North’s former housemate jokingly claims the radio host ‘KILLED her pet gerbil Jemima while she went on holiday’ By Kate Dennett For Mailonline Published: 02:15 GMT, 23 November 2020 | Updated: 02:17 GMT, 23 November 2020 Jordan North’s friend and former housemate Hattie Pearson has joked that he ‘killed’ her … Read more
A journalist today accused Twitter of suspending users for failing to toe the government line on Covid after she was locked out of her account for a post condemning the lockdown. Daily Telegraph columnist Allison Pearson was responding to a BBC article about the risk of coronavirus spreading in universities when she tweeted that she ‘wanted’ … Read more
Investors slam Pearson chief’s £7m windfall: Education publisher under fire over Andy Bird’s ‘golden hello’ By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 18 September 2020 Pearson has been rocked by an embarrassing shareholder revolt over a lavish pay packet handed to its new boss. The … Read more
Pearson names Disney’s former international boss as its chief executive By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:09 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 22:35 BST, 24 August 2020 Pearson has named Disney’s former international boss as its chief executive. The educational publisher has turned to Andy Bird to guide the company through its … Read more
Education publisher Pearson reveals big drop in sales due to schools and exam centres closing By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 24 July 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 24 July 2020 Education publisher Pearson revealed a big drop in sales after schools and exam centres were closed. Demand for printed textbooks … Read more
John Fallon should by now be stepping down as chief executive of Pearson. His plans to leave the education publishing business after seven tough years at the top have been delayed because the coronavirus crisis has made it harder to recruit a successor. That leaves him holding the fort to deal with the pandemic, and … Read more
University College London renames two lecture theatres and a building honouring Victorian eugenicists Karl Pearson and Francis Galton University heads took the decision over the two men’s ‘problematic history’ Galton coined eugenics term and gave UCL his personal collection and archive His bequest made country’s first professorial chair of eugenics Karl Pearson Signs bearing their … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Pearson surges on hopes an activist investor will help the education publisher turn the page on a dismal few years By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 12 June 2020 Pearson surged on hopes an activist investor will help the education publisher turn … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Textbook publisher Pearson pledges to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 21:55 BST, 24 April 2020 Textbook publisher Pearson has pledged to pay out its dividend despite a drop in revenues. The education group will … Read more