Education publisher Pearson in shock tie-up with former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller

By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter

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Pearson stunned investors with a surprise deal with the former manager of the Spice Girls.

The education publisher wants to transform from a maker of dusty old textbooks to a Netflix-for-learning style business.

Pearson has teamed up with Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment to create a course called Academy of Pop that will teach customers how to become pop stars. 

Simon Fuller, who managed the Spice Girls (pictured) has teamed up with Education publisher Pearson to to create a course that will teach customers how to become pop stars

Simon Fuller, who managed the Spice Girls (pictured) has teamed up with Education publisher Pearson to to create a course that will teach customers how to become pop stars

The course – which will begin next year – will feature acting, dancing, music, and musical theatre lessons.

Fuller (left) managed the Spice Girls during the 1990s and created the long-running talent shows Pop Idol and American Idol. 

The Academy of Pop is part of a push by Pearson to get into the self-improvement and more casual learning market. 

It will compete with the likes of Masterclass, where well known experts teach everything from cooking to rock climbing.

Pearson teams up with former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller

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