Pope, Deborah2020-02-032020-02-03Pope, D. (2020). Cognitive load theory and teacher expertise: Specific challenges for primary teachers. Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching, 8, 14-17.2514-6955http://hdl.handle.net/10034/623145The article deconstructs cognitive load theory and is associated knowledge demands of primary teachers. Knowledge structures of expert teachers are compared with those of novices. CLT is used as a lens through which to consider the demands of learning to teach in the primary phase. Recommendations are suggested for professional development activities that promote the building of schemata to promote a higher degree of automaticity around key pedagogical thinking and action.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/cognitive load theoryteacher expertiseprimary teachersArticle2514-6963Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching