Microsoft Outage Hits Schools Across UK as Email and Teams Go Down

Schools across the United Kingdom are struggling after a Microsoft outage. The disruption has lasted at least 20 hours. Services affected include Teams, Outlook, and the Copilot AI tool.

Several schools have been forced to change how they communicate. Some have asked parents to call them instead of sending emails. Pupil absence reports are among the messages being handled by phone.

Schools named in the reports include Bishop Fox's Community School in Taunton, Somerset. Queen Elizabeth Academy in Atherstone, Warwickshire, and Stockport School have also been hit. All three said on X that their email systems were down.

The Department for Education is now looking into how the wider education sector has been affected. It is expected to respond on the scale of the disruption.

Microsoft says it is making progress. The company reports continued recovery across affected regions, including Europe and North America. However, it warns that some users may still face access problems.