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Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is the educational publishing and services subsidiary of the international corporation Pearson plc. The subsidiary was formed in 1998, when Pearson plc acquired Simon & Schuster's educational business and combined it with Pearson's existing education company Addison-Wesley Longman.
Under the leadership of CEO Marjorie Scardino, in 1998 the company formed Pearson Education, and by 2016 education was Pearson plc's exclusive focus. As of 2023 Pearson Education, known since 2011 as simply Pearson, is Pearson plc's main subsidiary. Pearson owns one of the GCSE examining boards for the UK, Edexcel.
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Home Page > Higher education > About us. Our purpose is to add life to a lifetime of learning. Because learning isn't just what we do—it's who we are. Why choose Pearson Higher Ed. Teaching today is a balancing act. You’re under pressure to provide instruction to a diverse set of students.
Pearson ELT, a division of Pearson Education, is the leading publisher of language programs for middle school students, high school students, and adult learners in English as a Second Language. In addition to its multilevel English courses, skills texts, test prep books, and videos, Pearson ELT publishes more than 30 separate dictionaries for ...
Our qualifications history. The story of Pearson becoming the UK's largest awarding organisation didn’t start with the formation of Edexcel in 1996. It began as long ago as 1836, when a royal charter gave the University of London its first powers to conduct exams and confer degrees on its students. Read more.
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Edexcel (also known since 2013 as Pearson Edexcel) is a British multinational education and examination body formed in 1996 and wholly owned by Pearson plc since 2005. It is the only privately owned examination board in the United Kingdom. Its name is a portmanteau term combining the words education and excellence.
