The project aimed to: 1) Expand the Fairness in Teaching Competency Framework – It broadened its scope from gender equity to an intersectional approach, ensuring continuity between primary and secondary education. The project developed assessment questionnaires and training sessions (both online and in-person), establishing the framework as a reference standard for school education. 2) Enhance the Accessibility of the Digital Assistant Platform – The platform's multilingual capabilities were strengthened, contents were extended to primary education, and an intersectional perspective was integrated. Additionally, advanced algorithms were developed to recommend fair teaching materials, along with interactive features such as feedback options and user-driven content suggestions. 3) Develop the FIT Community of Practice – A collaborative network was created to facilitate knowledge-sharing and best practices, ensuring the wide adoption and long-term sustainability of the FIT approach across educational institutions.
Women remain underrepresented in STEM careers due to persistent gender stereotypes in science education. The Gender4STEM Erasmus+ project (2017-2020) addressed this issue by developing hands-on training and a digital assistant platform to support gender-fair teaching, impacting over 3,000 actors (teachers, pupils, experts…). Building on this success, the Fairness in Teaching (FIT) project has aimed to further promote fair and inclusive STEM education, ensuring equal opportunities for all students. FIT targets three key target groups: 1) teachers and especially teachers in STEM, head of teachers and schools directors, School delegates in digital education and delegates for equality between girls and boys, but also psychologists and career advisors in primary and secondary level education, 2) students from primary and secondary level education (children and youngsters of 11-18 years old); the final beneficiary of project results, and 3) associated partners such as teacher training centers and policymakers. Aligned with the Erasmus+ priorities on Diversity and Inclusion and Digital Transformation, FIT fosters fair teaching practices while equipping educators with digital tools and skills to support equitable STEM learning.