Wheelan S ADescribes how work groups become teams. Includes no jargon, no references - only the author’s research-based experience. Explores how teams in organizations need to be supported through creating expectations of success, setting clear expectations, valuing quality and service, attention to detail and valuing team recommendation and rewarding team performance. 

Leeds City Council has launched a learning network to connect schools, libraries, museums and learning centres to a range of educational resources. It is planned to connect over 400 locations to the network by 2002. This includes some 300 schools and more than 100,000 students. Longer term plans include extending the network to hospitals and nursing homes. 

The success of the five point action plan to revitalise England’s rural areas will depend to a large extent on how well public services meet expectations. The Plan, set out in a White Paper ‘A Fair Deal for Rural England’ was unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.The White Paper, which has taken two years to prepare, contains new initiatives and also pulls together measures and spending plans already announced.