The purpose of the article is to identify some promising ideas and directions for the development of pre-professional pedagogical training of schoolchildren. The main research methods are analysis, systematization and generalization of survey data from representatives of 87 regions of the Russian Federation, study of documents presented on the websites of educational organizations, colleges and universities, conversations with teachers and organizers of pedagogical and psychological-pedagogical classes and groups. The advanced experience of using an integrated approach to training personnel for the education system is revealed: implementation of the Pedagogical Classes Program; organization of psychological and pedagogical training of schoolchildren with the involvement of pedagogical universities and colleges in the region; development of student’ skills and abilities necessary for activities in the social and pedagogical sphere; training high school students according to the individual curriculum; attracting learners of pedagogical classes to participate in psychological and pedagogical olympiads and competitions of professional skills. The main promising directions of pre-professional pedagogical training of schoolchildren are determined: consistency of the target, content and organizational components at all stages of training for the education sector; development of a regulatory framework taking into account different models of psychological and pedagogical classes; development of interaction between educational and professional organizations; stimulating the professional development of personnel working in pedagogical and psychological-pedagogical classes.