Demand for online learning boosts Pearson's Q1 trading Updated / Monday, 26 Apr 2021 07:54 Pearson is repositioning itself as a consumer-facing group offering training and skills for life beyond its core schools and colleges remit Global education group Pearson said strong demand for online learning courses had helped the group to post a 5% rise in underlying revenue growth in the first three months of the year. The company is repositioning itself as a consumer-facing group offering training and skills for life beyond its core schools and colleges remit, said it continued to expect to deliver revenue and profit growth in 2021. Trading was boosted by a 25% jump in demand for programmes in its Global Online Learning division, as people around the world enrolled for courses at virtual schools.