d resources to enable them to undertake post graduate study. Higher Education Bursary 5.15. The 2008 Act amended section 23C of the 1989 Act to introduce a requirement for local authorities to pay a Higher Education Bursary to former relevant children who pursue a higher education course in accordance with their pathway plan. The new duty is in addition to their duty to provide assistance for education and training under section 23C(4) of the 1989 Act. The Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary) (England) Regulations 200911 deal with the payment arrangements which local authorities need to put in place to former relevant children who pursue such a course of higher education. The regulations set the amount of the one-off higher education bursary at £2,000. They prescribe the meaning of higher education for the purpose of determining eligibility for the bursary and set out the broad framework for arrangements in relation to the timing of payments and the circumstances in which payments may be withheld or recovered by a local authority. Apprenticeships 5.16. Authorities should work with their partners to address the employment, education and training needs of care leavers in their areas. Pathway plans should outline how the local authority will improve the employability of their care leavers. They should ensure that care leavers are aware of, and get access to work experience, apprenticeship and other training and employment opportunities. 11 S.I. 2009/2274 46 Chapter 6: Care leavers who require additional specialist support (a) Disabled young people making the transition to adult services Introduction 6.1. Disabled young people will face many of the same experiences and challenges as other care leavers. However, the transition to adulthood for disabled young people w