Well, it looks like the posts here are being moderated and removed pretty quickly! Makes you wonder how much time senior “leadership” spends on this page instead of actually LEADING. Nice work KW and JV. You must be proud.
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Have to wonder if posts wouldn’t be taken down if they didn’t include ad hominem, homophobic bile.
I’m far from a Pearson apologist, but the POLS conversation here is both detached from reality and embarrassing.
“Carrying the rest of Pearson” - no.
Go read the annual report for 2019. POLS/OPM is one part of Global Online Learning, which saw the fastest “revenue growth” of Pearson’s four major divisions in 2019 (up 8% vs 2018, £586 million), but still only netted £85 million of that in profit for Pearson’s bottom line. The other three divisions (Global Assessment (includes VUE), US Higher Ed Courseware, and International) each had over £1 billion in revenue, and netted a total of £881 million in profit, each more than double GOL’s share.
Yes, POLS, OBL, and UK Learns are growing “fast” but it’s growth from being a rounding error to ALMOST 9% of corporate earnings.
Keep up the good work.
What is the POLS only revenue annually?
Shocking that so many aren’t aware of what POLS is...basically been the department carrying the rest of Pearson along as it limps toward a slow, drawn out demise.
Thank you - with so many groups at Pearson it’s bizarre that one or two people can dominate this board with POLS comments over and over again. No one cares any more... And no, I am not KW, SDB, ABCDEFG or anyone else there!
Exactly. 99% of Pearson employees have NO idea what POLS even is...
When did POLS and its leadership become the focus of all the Pearson-hate?