The article presents the directions and the content of scientific and methodical support of the
upbringing process in school. The analysis involved the study of mass and advanced experience
of schools in the sphere of upbringing, examination, generalization, comparison, interpretation
and systematization. These methods were chosen to address the theoretical research objectives. The
directions of scientific and methodical support of the upbringing process in school required to study
the mass experience of schools were identified, as were the best practices in upbringing. There were
analyzed, summarized and systematized. Each aspect of this support was identified on the basis
of the analysis and theoretical generalization of the data obtained. The scientific and methodical
support of the upbringing process can be developed in several directions and at different levels. At
the state level, it is connected, inter alia, with software (an example is the ‘Approximate upbringing
program’); at the level of higher education, initially it can be associated with the definition of the
theoretical foundations for the preparation of future teachers for upbringing activities in the general
education system, with the development of updated content of textbooks and manuals on the theory
and methods of upbringing; while at the level of the advanced training system it is associated with
the development of its principles, new programs and the search for interactive forms of teachers’
training. The novelty of the research is in the determination of the main directions and content of the
scientific and methodical support of the upbringing process in school. The results make it possible
to form the scientific and methodical support of the upbringing process in school at different levels.
Based on the basic provisions of the scientific school of Academician of the Russian Academy of
Education L.I. Novikova Systematic approach to the upbringing and socialization of children and
youth the results enable professionals to carry out the necessary changes in the sphere of upbringing,
taking into account modern social challenges.