Church member getting a caning, worried about student (8)
I believe the answer is:
anglican
'church member' is the definition.
'Anglican' can be an answer for 'church' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'member' bit.
'a caning worried about student' is the wordplay.
'worried' indicates an anagram (worry can mean to interfere with or disturb).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'student' becomes 'L' (as in L-plates for learner drivers).
'a'+'caning'='acaning'
'acaning' with letters rearranged gives 'angican'.
'angican' placed around 'l' is 'ANGLICAN'.
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for anglican that I've seen before include "Religious person" , "Relating to the C of E or similar church" , "Christian in communion with the see of Canterbury" , "C of E person" , "As believer" .)