Appearing before the education select committee, Hinds said that he is concerned about the high number of children being excluded and believes better information sharing by schools with a low exclusion rate could help reduce the numbers.
Latest figures show that 35 children a day are being excluded from schools. Earlier this month the government announced a review into school exclusions.
Hinds confirmed to MPs that the review will consider ways in which successful behavioural management initiatives and other efforts by schools to reduce exclusions can be used England-wide.
"It is clearly possible to reduce the number of exclusions we have now because there are individual schools and wider areas where there is a lower level," said Hinds.
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