National Conference for School and College Chaplains - Online

A time and space for reflection and growth

09 - 10 June 2021

Father Mark Smith SCP

Priest

The Church of England

Mark is a priest in the Church of England and chaplain and head of philosophy of religion and ethics at King’s College, Taunton where he has been for 14 years. Mark is married to Sharon and they have four adult sons.

Mark has 24 years’ experience of school chaplaincy in both Africa and the UK.

Mark is also a Mindfulness therapist and teacher and hosts his own Podcast, The Mind Friends Podcast, promoting good mental health and high performance learning through dialogue.
He is currently working with Academy Conferences and the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion at Oxford University training teachers around the country to run Philosothons (a philosophy competition) in their schools.

In his spare time, Mark runs a min-farm at King’s and writes devotional poetry whenever time permits.