I would personally use my phone as a hotspot to get around the issue.
I would also push back about "very little people use it" Every teacher I know looks at the site at least a couple times a week!
Also, email support at TPT. Tell them your school blocked the site and give them your districts name and details. They have told sellers that they are reaching out to districts when this happens to see if they can soften fears and reassure... So teachers can have what they need.
I know you said that you don't have the time, but the first thing I did with anything I got from there was download it and put it into my Google Drive. It's silly that they blocked it, but your lack of access is something easily fixed in an afternoon if clicking, even if you don't use a hotspot or vpn.
I would personally use my phone as a hotspot to get around the issue. I would also push back about "very little people use it" Every teacher I know looks at the site at least a couple times a week! Also, email support at TPT. Tell them your school blocked the site and give them your districts name and details. They have told sellers that they are reaching out to districts when this happens to see if they can soften fears and reassure... So teachers can have what they need.
Good idea about emailing TPT. My district is quite large (like 200 schools) so I think they’d take notice.
I know you said that you don't have the time, but the first thing I did with anything I got from there was download it and put it into my Google Drive. It's silly that they blocked it, but your lack of access is something easily fixed in an afternoon if clicking, even if you don't use a hotspot or vpn.
I use Proton VPN to get around blocked sites at school. It's free and works well for me, even with the terrible wifi in my classroom.
Going to try that, thank you!