Building our community

We aim to attract, take on and promote the most talented people who’re right for the job, irrespective of race, gender, age, physical ability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status or any other criteria not specifically related to relevant aptitudes, potential, skills and abilities. Increasing our diversity is a business imperative – we believe that as an international company, a workforce where differences are valued and respected is vital to our future, and we want minds and imaginations from as broad a base as possible right across company. We know that maintaining excellent channels of communication is central to making all those voices heard, contributing in turn to the motivation, the pride and the sense of ownership people feel about their role at Pearson. It is also crucial for pulling the best potential people in and encouraging them to stay with us, so we continue to encourage our people to interact across departments and businesses using informal social networks as well as providing formal intranets, regular newsletters and annual large presentations from senior managers to staff around the world. We want to reflect the societies in which we operate: we don’t set specific targets, but our continued goal is to have diversity at the heart of everything we do, and to be the best in our industry for diversity. We have dedicated Diversity and Inclusion Teams and Councils in both the US and the UK, a senior member of staff at each Pearson company who acts as a Diversity Champion, and a widely publicised set of initiatives communicated on internal intranets and through the Diversity and Inclusion website.

Watch our 'Why choose Pearson?' video to hear from a cross‑section of staff at Pearson talk about what initially attracted them to Pearson, and what keeps them excited about their work.