Band 8+: The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the annual spending on various activities by a British school over three significant years.

Overall, between 1981 and 2001, approximately half of the expenses were allocated to teachers for their salaries, with insurance being the least significant expense.

Initially, over the 20-year period, around half of the spending was directed towards teachers’ salaries. In 1981, an equal amount was allocated to resources and furniture/equipment, each accounting for 15%. Moving on to 1991, the third-highest expenditure was on resources at 20%, compared to furniture/equipment, which accounted for a minimum of 5%. By 2001, approximately one-fifth of teachers’ salary expenditures were on furniture and equipment (23%), while resources received only 9%.

Furthermore, between 1981 and 2001, there was a decreasing trend in other workers’ salaries, dropping from 28% to 15%, while insurance saw an increasing trend from 2% to 8%. Nonetheless, insurance remained the least spent expense by the British school.