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The Pearson School Report 2025

Discover the fourth edition of the Pearson School Report. Over 14,000 voices, including teachers, learners, colleges, tutors and home educators, joined the conversation.

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What’s really happening in UK colleges today

The new Pearson College & Schools Report reveals how students and tutors see learning today and how colleges are adapting to tech, expectations and careers.

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Entries close on the 27th February

Pearson National Teaching Awards

Celebrate outstanding teaching. Explore the Pearson National Teaching Awards, discover inspiring stories, and learn how to nominate exceptional educators.

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Pearson Mocks Service

Curriculum and Assessment Review

A milestone for education and skills in the UK – and it’s just the start. As we turn recommendations into further action, we’ll keep working with students, teachers, partners and sector experts to drive manageable and truly impactful change. 

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  • Making eBooks Count: The case for online readers to support development by Ben Connor

    Research has shown that enjoyment of reading is key to future success. However, we also live in a digital age, where our pupils spend a vast amount of their time consuming information via digital and social media platforms. Although print is important, access to digital books on a range of devices can give children more opportunities to read.

  • Too Grown up for picture books? by Ceridwen Eccles

    A picture book is classed as one in which a narrative is combined with a visual element. This can take the form of wordless storybooks to graphic novels. Traditionally, there has been an assumption that these books are primarily geared towards younger readers, but increasingly, teachers and parents are seeing the benefit to academic attainment, mental wellbeing and inspiring reluctant readers to engage and take joy from reading for all aged children. And indeed, for adults. 

The latest news in school education

  • Pearson HE Innovate Award winners 2021

    Inaugural UK award ceremony sees University of Aberdeen, University of East London, University of Manchester, Queen Mary University of London and Queens University, Belfast all win

  • Pearson and UCL awarded TIMSS Department of Education contract

    Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, in collaboration with UCL Institute of Education (IOE), today announced it has been awarded the Trends in International Maths and Science (TIMSS) 2023 contract by the Department for Education to operate as the National Centre for England.

  • Today more than 230,000 Level 2 BTEC students receive their grades

    Today (12 August 2021), more than 230,000 students receive results for their Level 2 BTEC qualifications, moving on to the next step in their education or career path.  More than 6 million people have completed a BTEC in the last ten years alone, and BTEC alumni have gone on to form a vital part of the UK and global workforce.   

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